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a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute the First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Candice Becker-Schwarm CNM to provide nurse midwife services, extending the term by twenty-four (24) months (October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2019) for a revised full agreement term of January 1, 2017 to September 30, 2019 and adding $350,000 for a revised amount not to exceed $450,000 in the aggregate; and
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not exceed the term by more than twelve (12) months, do not significantly change the scope of work, and do not cause an increase of more than ten percent 10% ($10,000) of the original contract amount per each amendment.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute the First Amendment to Professional Services Agreement with Candice Becker-Schwarm CNM to provide nurse midwife services, extending the term by twenty-four (24) months (October 1, 2017 to September 30, 2019) for a revised full agreement term of January 1, 2017 to September 30, 2019 and adding $350,000 for a revised amount not to exceed $450,000 in the aggregate; and
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC to sign up to three (3) future amendments to this agreement where the total amendments do not exceed the term by more than twelve (12) months, do not significantly change the scope of work, and do not cause an increase of more than ten percent 10% ($10,000) of the original contract amount per each amendment.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Natividad Medical Center operates a labor and delivery unit with over 2,000 deliveries per year. In January 2017, NMC added midwifery services to enhance the breadth of its obstetric and gynecological services becoming the only hospi...
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