DATE: March 5, 2024
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Amendment II to Master Agreement for Specialized Residential Mental Health Services
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
1. Under Administrative Policy No. 34 for competitive bids or requests for proposals (AP 34), determine that an exception to the competitive bidding requirement under AP 34 is satisfied and a suspension of competition is warranted due to unusual or extraordinary circumstances, and that the best interests of the County would be served by entering into a master agreement as the contractors are the only vendors eligible to provide supplemental residential board and care home services; and,
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment II to Master Agreement to add BHC Alhambra Hospital, Inc. d.b.a. BHC Alhambra Hospital, with no change to the term of July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025, or compensation maximum of $13,500,000.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended actions will allow the Department of Behavioral Health to add BHC Alhambra Hospital, Inc. d.ba. BHC Alhambra Hospital (BHC), a residential eating disorder treatment provider, to the Specialized Residential Mental Health Services Master Agreement. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should the Board not approve of the recommended actions, the Department would not be able to appropriately place adult persons served who require residential eating disorder treatment services.
SUSPENSION OF COMPETITION/SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT:
It is requested that the County find under AP No. 34 that an exception to the competitive bidding requirement is satisfied, and a suspension of competition is warranted due to unusual or extraordinary circumstances as the prospective contractor is the only vendor eligible to provide adult residential services for eating disorder treatment. The Internal Services Department - Purchasing concurs with the Department's assessment that this ...
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