DATE: May 25, 2021
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Margaret Mims, Sheriff-Coroner-Public Administrator
Hollis Magill, Interim Director of Human Resources
SUBJECT: Amendment to Agreement No. A-21-025, COVID-19 Testing
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Chairman to execute First Amendment to Agreement No. A-21-025 with Pinnacle Training Systems, LLC, which replaced Agreement No. A-20-295-1 that terminated on December 30, 2020, to adjust the populations to be tested, extend the term by 6 months to December 31, 2021 and increasing the maximum by $1,083,400 to a total not to exceed $3,749,000.
REPORT
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action as Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) monies will be utilized to cover the costs associated with the recommended amendment. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) has mandated that all inmates transferred from a jail to CDCR must have a negative COVID test within 4 days of transfer. As Pinnacle Training Systems, LLC (Pinnacle) can guarantee results with a 24-hour turn around, this amendment is recommended for approval to not disrupt jail operations. The recommended amendment expands the testing population to include incarcerated population, increases the contract maximum, and extends the term of the agreement to December 31, 2021. This item is countywide.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
There is no viable alternative action. Should your Board choose to not approve the recommended action, COVID-19 testing will be disrupted at County facilities and the County's incarcerated population waiting to be transferred to CDCR will not be tested under this agreement.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no increase in Net County Cost associated with the recommended action as the costs associated with this emergency contract and the amendment are fully offset with funding from the CARES Act CRF. The Consolidate...
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