TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Sheriff-Coroner
MEETING DATE: April 11, 2023
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Matthew Kendall
PHONE:
707-463-4085
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Megan Miltimore
PHONE:
707-468-3451
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Approval of Third Amendment to BOS Agreement 19-265 with Bennet Omalu Pathology Increasing the Total Agreement Amount by $195,000 for the Increased Need for Autopsy and Forensic Pathology Services for the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office Through June 30, 2023
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Approve Third Amendment to BOS Agreement 19-265 with Bennet Omalu Pathology increasing the total agreement amount by $195,000 for the increased need for autopsy and forensic pathology services for the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office through June 30, 2023; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
On December 17, 2019, the Board approved a five-year agreement for forensic pathology services with Bennet Omalu Pathology in the amount of $1,675,000.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
On August 19, 2019, the Sheriff's Office released RFP SO-2019-002 for proposals to provide forensic pathology services to the County. The RFP committee chose the Bennet Omalu Pathology Group for the contract award on September 30, 2019. The agreement is for five years which locks in competitive rates for the County. Forensic pathology services are difficult to budget for as the costs are directly linked to the undetermined number of Coroner cases that come in, and the types of services needed to determine the cause of death. The Board authorized the Sheriff to increase the contract up to $100,000 if necessary in the interest of time, as these types of services cannot be put on hold.
On February 11, 2022, the Sheriff's Office processed the first amendment to the agreement that increased the amount by $100,000 bringing the total not-to-exceed amount to $1,775,000. On Ju...
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