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a. Authorize the Deputy Purchasing Agent for Natividad Medical Center (NMC) or his designee to execute an agreement with Prevent Life Safety Services, Inc. for preventative maintenance and repairs, inspections, and related Life Safety Code (LSC) services at NMC for an amount not to exceed $360,000 with an agreement term retroactive March 1, 2020 through February 28, 2025.
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%) ($36,000) of the original cost of the agreement.
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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 an agreement with Prevent Life Safety Services, Inc. for preventative maintenance and repairs, inspections, and related Life Safety Code (LSC) services at NMC for an amount not to exceed $360,000 with an agreement term retroactive March 1, 2020 through February 28, 2025.
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%) ($36,000) of the original cost of the agreement.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Prevent Life Safety Services, Inc. is a fire and life safety company that Natividad Medical Center (NMC) has used since 2008 for maintaining compliance with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 101 Life Safety Code (LSC) requirements and NFPA 80 to minimize the effects of fire and related hazards. Prevent provides NMC with the broadest list of life safety services through professional, experienced field technicians to ensure compliance with the required codes. NFPA 101, also known as LSC, has been adopted by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and used as part of a comprehensive program to protect people based on building construction, occupancy features, and protection that minimize the effects of fire and related hazards including smoke, heat, and toxic gases created during a fire. NFPA 80 addresses general requirements and provisions for installation and maintenance of fire doors used to protect openings in walls, floors, and ceilings against the spread of fire and smoke within, into, or out of buildings.
NFPA requires that all fire dampers, smoke dampers and combination fire/smoke dampers, be inspected within one year of installation to ensure that the dampers will close properly in the case of a fire to prevent the spread of smoke and/or fire throughout the facility. After the first inspection, hospitals are required to have fire and smoke damper inspections completed every 6 years.
This Prevent Life Safety Services, Inc. agreement replaces an older agreement from 2015. This agreement is a sole source agreement. Natividad has been unable to find another vendor that provides these specific services within a healthcare setting within the central California area.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Office County Counsel has reviewed and approved this agreement as to form, and the Auditor-Controller has reviewed and approved as to payment provisions. The agreement has also been reviewed and approved by NMC’s Finance Committee on January 23, 2020 and by its Board of Trustees on February 14, 2020.
FINANCING:
The cost for this agreement is $360,000 of which $72,000 is included in the Fiscal Year 2019-20 Adopted Budget. Amounts for remaining years of the agreement will be included in those budgets as appropriate.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STRATEGIC INITIATIVES:
The services rendered in this agreement creates a safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff at NMC. This also ensures that NMC maintains itself as a first rate medical facility in accordance with the regulatory requirements of an acute care hospital, which in turn, allows NMC to continue providing reliable, and quality medical care in the County of Monterey.
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Prepared by: Jeffrey Cleek, Director of Engineering & Safety, 783-2614
Approved by: Gary R. Gray, DO, Chief Executive Officer, 783-2553
Attachments:
Prevent Life Safety Services Inc. Agreement
Attachments on file with the Clerk of the Board