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Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) recommending the Board:
1) Make findings that the provision of Residential Treatment services provided by Contractors are in the public's best interest and that there are specialty skills, qualifications, and equipment not expressly identified in County classifications involved in the performance of the work in accordance with El Dorado County Ordinance Code, Chapter 3.13.030(B);
2) Make findings to waive the competitive bid process for the three specified Residential Treatment Agreements for Services (8091, 8092, 8093) in accordance with the County Procurement Policy C-17, Section 3.4.2(f), Exemption from Competitive Bidding, as the Providers of these Agreements possess critical knowledge, including the required staff, facilities, and level of care certifications and facility licenses, to ensure continuity of these mandated services;
3) Authorize the Chair to execute Agreement for Services 8091 with Psynergy Programs, Inc., for the provision of Adult Residential Facility (ARF) services, in the amount of $3,600,000, with a 36-month term, for the retroactive term start date of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026, with the option to extend for one additional one-year term through June 30, 2027, to ensure that HHSA can meet the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) required implementation date of this new agreement, in compliance with the California Advancing and Innovating Medi-Cal (CalAIM) contract change requirements for these services;
4) Authorize the Chair to execute Agreement for Services 8092 with Compassion Pathways Behavioral Health LLC doing business as (DBA) Compassion Springs, for the provision of Social Rehabilitation Treatment Services (SRTS), in the amount of $6,000,000, with a 36-month term, for the retroactive term start date of July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026, with the option to extend for one additional one-year term through June 30, 2027, to ensure that HHSA can meet the DHCS required implemen...
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