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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20121171 RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE PURCHASE OF SERVICES AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN - NORTHEAST HEALTH DEPARTMENT WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board has been presented with a Purchase of Services Agreement, for Medical Laboratory Testing, between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment, and Northeast Health Department commencing August 1, 2011, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said agreement, and WHEREAS,after review,the Board deems it advisable to approve said agreement,copies of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Purchase of Services Agreement, for Medical Laboratory Testing, between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment, and Northeast Health Department, be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said agreement. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 7th day of May, A.D., 2012, nunc pro tunc August 1, 2011. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO ATTEST: Sean P. Conway, Chair Weld County Clerk to the Board _ /,4 722 a� Wi 'am F. Garcia, Pro/rem BY: Deputy of-rk to the B d /� Iasi I tsi� Kirkmgy r / AP VEDAa1- ORM.AC V'Q l 'IJ , , mac � l =/ �� ��� David . Long Y ounty Attorney Dougl s Rademac, Date of signature: 5-"`I /a i o rid 4� Ta\�a t , 'I - 2012-1171 5 I# �a HL0039 1861 Memorandum TO: Sean P. Conway, Chair i U NTT FROM: Mark E. Wallace MD, MPH, Director, DATE: April 23, 2012 SUBJECT: Purchase of Service Agreement for Medical Laboratory Testing Enclosed by Board review and approval is a signed Purchase of Service Agreement from Northeast Health Department for laboratory testing of TB by QuantiFERON-TB Gold. The agreement is for the period of August 1, 2011 through December 31, 2012 with automatic one year period renewals unless terminated sooner as per the Agreement. I recommend for approval of the Purchase of Service Agreement. cc: Tanya Geiser, Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment 2012-1171 N4 403? PURCHASE OF SERVICES AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into by and between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment,hereinafter referred to as "Weld County," and Northeast Health Department hereinafter referred to as "NERD." WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment has a laboratory which is able to perform QuantiFERON—TB Gold testing for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. WHEREAS, NEHD desires to purchase these services. NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants contained herein, the parties hereto covenant and agree as follows: 1. TERM: This Agreement shall be in effect for the period August 1, 2011, through December 31, 2012, and shall be renewed automatically for successive one year periods thereafter unless terminated sooner pursuant to the termination provisions contained in paragraph 7 of this agreement. 2. RESPONSIBILITIES: a. Weld County will provide specimen laboratory forms and collection tubes, specific for the QuantiFERON test. The laboratory will provide testing using the Cellestis QuantiFERON—TB Gold in tube method.. b. Weld County agrees to telephone any positive results to NEHD on the day of testing and mail, fax, or e-mail final results by the following day. All emails will be encrypted before sending. Testing will be performed as least once per week unless NEHD is notified in advance of a delay in testing. 3. COMPENSATION: From August 1, 2011 until December 31, 2012, NEHD agrees to reimburse Weld County at a rate of $40.00 per specimen for each QuaniFERON — TB test. If this Agreement is renewed pursuant to the provisions of Paragraph 1, for any successive year,NEHD agrees that the reimbursement rate will be the rate established by Weld County for that renewed term. Upon request within thirty days before the expiration of any term of this Agreement, Weld County will provide the applicable rate for the next term, should this Agreement be renewed 4. ASSURANCES: a. Weld County and NEHD agree that both are independent contractors, and officers or employees of each county do not become employees of the other and are not entitled to any employee benefits as employees of the other county as the result of the execution of this Agreement. b. Weld County, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, its officers and employees shall not be held liable for injuries or damages caused by any negligent acts or omissions of NEHD or its employees, volunteers, or agents while performing contractual duties which did not have specific prior written approval of the Weld County Board of Commissioners. NEHD shall defend and hold harmless Weld County, the Board of Commissioners of Weld County, its officers and employees, volunteers, and agents. NEI-ID shall provide Workers' compensation insurance for all its employees engaged in the performance of this Agreement, as required by the Colorado Workers Compensation Act. NEFID, its officers and employees, shall not be held liable for injuries or damages caused by any negligent acts or omissions of Weld County, or its employees, volunteers, or agents while performing contractual duties which did not have specific prior written approval of NEHD. Weld County shall defend and hold harmless NERD its officers and employees, volunteers, and agents. Weld County shall provide Workers' Compensation insurance for all of its employees engaged in the performance of this agreement as required by the Colorado Worker's Compensation Act. c. No officer, member, or employee of Weld County, or NERD, and no member of its governing bodies shall have any pecuniary interest, direct or indirect, in the approved Agreement or the proceeds thereof d. Weld County and NEHD assure that each will comply with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1986 and that no person shall, on the grounds of race, creed, sex, or national origin, be excluded from participation in or be otherwise subjected to discrimination under this Agreement. e. No portion of this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any immunities that parties or their officers or employees may possess, nor shall any portion of this Agreement be deemed to have created a duty of care with respect to any persons not a party to this Agreement. f. No portion of this Agreement shall be deemed to create an obligation on the part of the County of Weld, State of Colorado, to expend funds not otherwise appropriated in each succeeding year. g. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Agreement is for any reason held or decided to be unconstitutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions. The parties hereto declare that they would have entered into this Agreement and each and every section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, and phrase thereof irrespective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses, or phrases might be declared to be unconstitutional or invalid. h. This Agreement is expressly made subject to all laws and regulations of the United States, the State of Colorado, NEHD, and Weld County. Contractual provisions required by such laws and regulations, but not having been set out herein, are hereby incorporated by this reference as through expressly set out in full. All parties of this Agreement are hereby put on notice and charged with the responsibility of compliance with such contract provisions as required by law. 5. MODIFICATION OF AGREEMENT: All modifications to this agreement shall be in writing and signed by both parties. 6. ASSIGNMENTS: This Agreement shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their successors, heirs, legal representatives, and assigns. Neither NEHD nor Weld County may assign any of their rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent to the other party. 7. TERMINATION: Either party may terminate this Agreement for any reason, so long as 10 days written notice of its intent to so terminate is given to the other party. 8. ENTIRE AGREEMENT: This Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof any may not be changed or modified except as stated in Paragraph 5 herein. IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the parties here to have duly executed this Agreement this day of , 2011 CUSTOMER: NORTHEAST HEALTH DEPARTMENT BY: 21 ,"5,94-.‘" DATE: ��/2 TITLE: C/oittc,4/ ATTEST: -- COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF S La COLORADO, BY AND THROUGH THE BOARD OF CLERK TO THE BOARDttuIFWEL Y COMMISSIONERS D COUNTY Deputy Cler to the Board Sean Conway, Chairman ad0 7 2012 WELD COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC BY. 11rACe.✓k .Z . PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT Mark Wallace,M.D., MPH Executive Director C/ - //// Hello