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Sheriff's Office recommending the Board:
1) Make findings that it is appropriate to engage an independent contractor to provide selected pathology and related services, as Agreement 2402 can be more economically and feasibly performed by independent contractors than County employees in accordance with Ordinance 3.13.030(A);
2) Make findings in accordance with Procurement Policy C-17 Section 3.4(2.f) to exempt Agreement 2402 from the competitive bidding process, with Purchasing Agent concurrence, because the continuity of providers will provide efficiency or critical knowledge, and other providers cannot provide similar efficiencies or critical knowledge; and
3) Approve and authorize the Chair to execute Amendment V to Agreement 2402 with Michael C. Berry, M.D., to provide selected pathology and related services in Placerville and South Lake Tahoe for the Sheriff's Coroner Division, increasing the amount by $1,000,000 to $3,600,000, and extending the term of the Agreement by a year for a revised termination date of December 31, 2027.
FUNDING: General Fund.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
Dr. Michael C. Berry has been providing pathology services to the Sheriff's Office since September 2010 to assist with death investigations. Dr. Berry's rates, in comparison to other providers of similar services, are the most cost-effective in the surrounding market. This is important since, the Sheriff's Office has historically had a high volume of pathology service needs, and Dr. Berry has been an affordable and efficient provider.
On April 3, 2018, with Legistar file 18-0265, the Board approved Agreement 2402 with Dr. Berry for a term of 3 years and an amount not to exceed $985,000. On September 29, 2020, with Legistar file 20-0731, the Board approved the extension of the term to 7 years, from May 1, 2018 to June 30, 2025, and the amount was increased by $400,000 to $1,385,000. On December 6, 2022, with Legistar file 22-1945, the Board approved Amendment II to Agreem...
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