CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of the two-year extension to Contract 16-128, Health Screening Services, to Edward Hospital for an amount not to exceed $458,180
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DEPARTMENT: Human Resources
SUBMITTED BY: James Sheehan, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
On January 5, 2016, City Council approved the award of Contract 16-128 to Edward Hospital for a three-year term with one, two-year option to extend. The contract includes the following services:
* Annual physicals for its sworn police and fire personnel;
* Pre-employment physicals, including drug and alcohol screens, given on a post-offer basis to all prospective employees, including sworn police and fire personnel
* Functional physical assessments for employees on disability; and
* Random drug and alcohol testing for safety-sensitive positions requiring a Commercial Driver's License (CDL).
These services are necessary to ensure prospective employees are healthy and able to carry out their required job functions; police and fire personnel are healthy and fit to continue to carry out their required job functions; employees on disability are evaluated and assessed related to their physical status and ability to return to work; and employees requiring a CDL are drug and alcohol free and the City complies with the Department of Transportation regulations.
DISCUSSION:
Edward is conveniently located and provided excellent service for the three years of the original award. Edward agreed to renew the contract for first and final two-year extension. Staff negotiated a zero-percent increase for the services provided by Edward during the two-year extension.
This award is a unit-price contract with expenditures dependent on the actual services performed. Based on an estimate of 35 pre-employment physicals for Police and Fire employees, 120 pre-employment physicals for non-sworn municipal employees, 250 annual physicals for sworn police and fire personnel, 120 p...
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