RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION A) WAIVING THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) PROCESS,

B) AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AGREEMENT WITH PHARMERICA TO PROVIDE PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES AND INFUSION SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF SAN MATEO MEDICAL CENTER (SMMC) LONG-TERM CARE (LTC) SERVICES (BOTH MAIN CAMPUS AND BURLINGAME LONG-TERM CARE (BLTC)) , FOR THE TERM OF JULY 1,2008 TO JUNE 30,2010, IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $958,667, AND C) AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER (CEO) OF SMMC OR THE CEO'S DESIGNEE TO EXECUTE CONTRACT AMENDMENTS WHICH MODIFY THE COUNTY'S MAXIMUM FISCAL OBLIGATION BY NO MORE THAN $25,000 (IN AGGREGATE), AND/OR MODIFY THE CONTRACT TERM AND/OR SERVICES, SO LONG AS THE MODIFIED TERM OR SERVICES IS/ARE WITHIN THE CURRENT OR REVISED FISCAL PROVISIONS

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, controlling law requires long-term care providers to have clinical pharmacists for regular medication review and administration; and

WHEREAS, Section 2.83.170 of the San Mateo Ordinance Code authorizes the Board of Supervisors to waive the Request for Proposals process where the Board determines that the best interest of the County could be served without the necessity of formal proposals; and

WHEREAS, PharMerica has been providing pharmacy services to SMMC since 1989, is familiar with SMMC’s system, and meets all of its regulatory long-term care requirements; and

WHEREAS, staff has recommended a waiver of the RFP process, because the County is considering transitioning these pharmacy services into in-house services, and because an assessment has determined that it is more cost effective and less disruptive to good resident care to remain with PharMerica while this transition is considered and implemented; and

WHEREAS, there has been presented to this Board of Supervisors for its consideration and acceptance, an Agreement between the County of San Mateo and PharMerica, reference to which is hereby made for further particulars, whereby PharMerica will provide pharmaceutical services to SMMC LTC Services for the term of July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2010, in an amount not to exceed $958,667; and

WHEREAS, the Board has considered the Agreement and approved it as to both form and content and desires to enter into it.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED that the Request for Proposal process is hereby waived and the President of this Board of Supervisors be, and is hereby authorized and directed to execute said Agreement for and on behalf of the County of San Mateo, and the Clerk of this Board shall attest the President’s signature thereto.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Chief Executive Officer of SMMC shall be authorized to execute subsequent amendments increasing the County’s maximum fiscal obligation, provided however, that such authority is limited to increasing the County’s maximum fiscal obligation by an amount not to exceed $25,000.

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