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a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute a three-year Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with A&B Fire Protection and Safety, Inc. for repair, maintenance and testing of fire alarm systems at NMC. Effective January 1, 2018 for a revised full agreement term of July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2020, and adding $159,161 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $228,068; and
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC or his designee to execute up to three (3) future amendments to the agreement which do not significantly alter the scope of work and do not cause an increase of more than ten percent (10%) ($6,890) of the original cost of the agreement per each amendment.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute a three -year Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement with A&B Fire Protection and Safety, Inc. for repair, maintenance and testing of fire alarm systems at NMC. Effective January 1, 2018 for a revised full agreement term of July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2020, and adding $159,161 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $228,068.
b. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for NMC or his designee to execute up to three (3) future amendments to the agreement which do not significantly alter the scope of work and do not cause an increase of more than ten percent (10%) ($6,890) of the original cost of the agreement per each amendment.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
In 2016, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) implemented the 2012 Life Safety Code (LSC) that adopted stricter testing requirements for existing systems. A&B Fire Protection is the Fire Safety Vendor that Natividad Medical Center (NMC) selected for Service and Testing of our extinguishing systems.
The proposed amendment includes extensive testing that is required for our fire safety systems; i...
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