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Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute renewal and Amendment No. 1 to the Agreement (A-12764) with Shred-it USA, LLC for document shredding services at NMC, to renew and amend the agreement on the same or similar terms retroactive to January 1, 2018, extending the agreement for an additional three (3) year period (January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020) for a revised full agreement term of July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2020, and adding $150,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $300,000.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute renewal and amendment no. 1 to the agreement (A-12764) with Shred-it USA, LLC for document shredding services at NMC, to renew and amend the agreement on the same or similar terms retroactive to January 1, 2018, extending the agreement for an additional three (3) year period (January 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020) for a revised full agreement term of July 1, 2015 through December 31, 2020, and adding $150,000 for a revised total agreement amount not to exceed $300,000.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Shred-it USA, LLC is able to provide and empty over 100 consoles throughout the hospital to ensure appropriate destruction of confidential and patient information. These consoles are positioned near nurses' stations, under admissions clerks' desks and in other areas as needed to ensure that important information is destroyed.
Shred-it provides weekly scheduled pickups and provides an unbroken chain of custody service to ensure sensitive information is secure from the moment it is placed in the console until it is shredded on site. In addition, Shred-it provides hard drive and media destruction.
Approval of the recommended action will allow NMC to continue utilizing document shredding services provided by Shred-it for 3 additional ...
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