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a. Authorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to execute amendment No. 3 to the agreement (A-14741) with Certified Medical Testing for repair, maintenance and testing of piped medical gas and vacuum systems at Natividad, to add $18,000 increasing the maximum compensation to $241,015 with no change to the term of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2024
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended the Board of Supervisors:
aAuthorize the Chief Executive Officer for Natividad or his designee to execute amendment No. 3 to the agreement (A-14741) with Certified Medical Testing for repair, maintenance and testing of piped medical gas and vacuum systems at Natividad, to add $18,000 increasing the maximum compensation to $241,015 with no change to the term of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2024
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Natividad Medical Center is required by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) to routinely test the medical gas system and perform repairs to the system when needed. Tests are required quarterly as well as semi-annually, and an entire system inspection is required annually. Additional requirements were dictated in 2012 by the NFPA 99 Healthcare Code that only certified individuals can do repairs on Medical Gas Systems and this vendor, Certified Medical Testing, has skilled employees who possess this certification. Natividad has no staff that are certified for such repairs.
This amendment includes a revised vendor rate sheet with no other changes to the scope of services.
OTHER AGENCY INVOLVEMENT:
The Office of County Counsel has reviewed and approved this amendment No. 3 as to form, and the Auditor-Controller has reviewed and approved as to payment provisions. The amendment No. 3 has also been reviewed and approved by Natividad's Finance Committee and by its Board of Trustees on April 14, 2023.
FINANCING:
The cost for this amendment No. 3 is $18,000 of whic...
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