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Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute a First Amendment to Contract No. 31000 with Gen-Probe Sales and Service, Inc., to increase the annual contract amount to purchase diagnostic test kits for an amount not to exceed $225,000, plus a ten percent contingency for additional test kits if necessary, with the option to extend the contract for two additional years at the discretion of the City Manager. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department), Public Health Laboratory, has been contracted by the Southern Nevada Health District (SNHD) to perform Chlamydia and Gonorrhea tests for their agency. The Health Department's Public Health Laboratory diagnoses communicable diseases in order to support the treatment of those infected, thereby reducing the spread of these diseases through the general population. The contract with SNHD has increased the number of diagnostic test kits needed by the Public Health Lab by 125 percent over previous purchases. > >
On November 18, 2008, the City Council approved Contract No. 31000 between the City of Long Beach and Gen-Probe Sales and Service, Inc. to purchase diagnostic test kits for one year in amount not to exceed $100,000, with the option to extend the contract for two additional years at the City Manager's discretion (Exhibit A).
Therefore, in order to meet the diagnostic test kits requested by SNHD, an amendment to Contract No. 31000 to increase the purchase amount per year to $225,000 is hereby being submitted, plus a ten percent contingency to purchase additional test kits, if needed, and if the funds are available. The requested contract amendment with GenProbe is for the purchase of the same test kits, for the same contract term, and is only to increase the contract price.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney, Linda Trang, on March 30, 2009 and by Budget and Performance Management Bureau Manager, David Wodynski, on ...
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