DATE: June 10, 2025
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Susan L. Holt, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Amendment III to Master Agreement for Specialized Supplemental Board and Care Home 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 the Master Agreement given the non-competitive nature of the Master Agreement; and
2. Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute Amendment III to Master Agreement No. 22-230, to add Ever Well Health Systems, LLC, effective July 1, 2025, for Supplemental Board and Care Home services with no change to the term of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2027, or compensation maximum of $54,000,000.
REPORT
There is no additional Net County Cost associated with the recommended actions, which will waive the competitive bidding process and allow the Department to expand the network of care for severely and persistently mentally ill conserved adult persons served by adding Ever Well Health Systems, LLC (Ever Well) to the Master Agreement. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Should the recommended actions not be approved, the provision of services for County persons served currently residing in Ever Well facilities would be interrupted and the Department would not be able to continue utilizing the services of Ever Well until a new agreement is approved, due to the expiration of the current Master Agreement A-23-283, on June 30, 2025.
SUSPENSION OF COMPETITION CONTRACT:
It is requested that the County find under AP 34 that an exception to the competitive bidding requirement is satisfied, and a suspension of competition is warranted due to unusual or extraordinary circumstan...
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