Agenda Item Wording:
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Authorization to Award a Contract for Phlebotomy and Alcohol/Drug Screening Services - Authorize the City Manager to award a sole source contract for phlebotomy and alcohol/drug screening services for the Visalia Police Department with Adventist Health Tulare, Adventist Health Toxicology located in Tulare, CA, for an annual amount not to exceed $60,00 a year and a 5-year contract total amount not to exceed $300,000.
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Deadline for Action: 5/20/2024
Submitting Department: Police Department
Contact Name and Phone Number:
Chief Jason Salazar, ext. 4215, jason.salazar@visalia.city;
Financial Analyst Liz Ybarra, ext. 4250, liz.ybarra@visalia.city;
Lieutenant Mike Verissimo, ext. 4154, mike.verissimo@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
Authorize City Manager to award a sole source contract for phlebotomy and alcohol/drug screening services for the Visalia Police Department with Adventist Health Tulare, Adventist Health Toxicology located in Tulare, CA, for an annual amount not to exceed $60,000 and a 5-year contract total amount not to exceed $300,000. The Department currently uses two providers. Adventist Health performs blood draws and Central Valley Toxicology provides lab results. The Visalia Police Department requests to utilize the Adventist Health Toxicology Laboratory, located in Tulare, CA, for both services as a cost saving measure.
Summary:
Mineral King Toxicology (MKT), which was managed by Tulare Regional Medical Center (TRMC), was the Department's sole source provider for blood draws and drug/alcohol screening services for numerous years until they suddenly stopped providing services on 10/28/2017. The department urgently researched other vendors, with the cooperation of other local agencies that were also placed in the same situation. The Department temporarily contracted with two independent phlebotomists along with Central Valley Toxicology (CVT) ...
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