RESOLUTION NO. _____________

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

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RESOLUTION 1) WAIVING THE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS PROCESS; AND

2) AUTHORIZING THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT WITH SCRIPTPRO USA, INC. TO PROVIDE SP 200 ROBOTIC PRESCRIPTION DISPENSING SYSTEM AT SAN MATEO MEDICAL CENTER FOR THE TERM OF AUGUST 1, 2008 TO JULY 31, 2013, FOR A MAXIMUM OBLIGATION OF $185,200; AND 3) AUTHORIZING THE CHIEF OF THE HEALTH SYSTEM OR 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 OF 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, Section 2.83.170 of the San Mateo County Ordinance Code authorizes the Board of Supervisors to waive the Request for Proposals process in any situation where the Board of Supervisors determines that the best interest of the County could be served without the necessity of requests for proposals; and

WHEREAS, the County has a need for a vendor to provide an automated prescription dispensing system at San Mateo Medical Center Pharmacy; and

WHEREAS, ScriptPro USA, Inc. (ScriptPro) has already provided substantial support for this effort, and selecting a new vendor would result in substantial additional expenses to duplicate work that ScriptPro has already performed; and

WHEREAS, the parties wish to enter into an Agreement with ScriptPro to provide an SP200 Robotic Prescription Dispensing System at SMMC for the period August 1, 2008 through July 31, 2013, for a total amount not to exceed $185,200; and

WHEREAS, a form of the agreement has been provided to this Board and the Board has considered and approved it as to both form and content and desires to enter into it.

NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the Request for Proposals process is hereby waived.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that 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 signatures thereto.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Chief of the Health System or designee shall be authorized 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 of services is/are within the current or revised fiscal provisions.

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