Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health operates the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Clinic under a grant awarded from the Franklin County Board of Commissioners. In order to effectively manage patients with latent and active Tuberculosis, it is necessary to provide specialized physician services. Ordinance No. 0122-2017 authorized the Board of Health to enter into a contract with the Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, for physician services for the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Clinic, for the period of March 1, 2017, through February 28, 2018 in the amount of $31,000.00.
This ordinance is needed to modify and increase contract PO063962 for additional physician services in the amount of $8,000.00, for a total contract amount of $39,000.00, and is for the period through February 28, 2018. These services were advertised through vendor services (SA005778) in February, 2015 according to bidding requirements of the City Code. This is the final year of the three-year bid contract. Therefore, it was deemed impractical to solicit bids to procure these services. Physicians are spending more hours managing patients with latent and active Tuberculosis than was anticipated when the contract was entered into this year. The modification amount was determined based on negotiations with the vendor and data from the previous year. The hourly reimbursement rate will remain the same.
The contractor's contract compliance number is 31-6025986; however, this contractor is a political subdivision of the State of Ohio and is exempt from certification. Emergency action is requested in order to provide continued specialized physician services for patients of the Tuberculosis (TB) Clinic.
FISCAL IMPACT: Funds are budgeted in the Health Department Grants Fund for physician services for the TB Clinic. Franklin County will reimburse all expenses under this contract modification.
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To authorize the Board of Health to modify a contract with the Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, for additional physician services for the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Clinic in an amount not to exceed $8,000.00; to authorize the expenditure of $8,000.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund for this contract modification; and to declare an emergency. ($8,000.00)
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WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has a contract with the Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, for specialized physician services to manage patients of the Tuberculosis Clinic; and
WHEREAS, the OSU Wexner Medical Center provides physicians who have the expertise required to effectively manage patients of the Tuberculosis Clinic; and
WHEREAS, a contract modification with OSU Wexner Medical Center in the amount of $8,000.00 is necessary in order to provide additional physician services; and
WHEREAS, Franklin County will reimburse all expenses under this contract; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted as an emergency in order to ensure continuity of services for patients of the TB Clinic; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of Columbus Public Health in that it is immediately necessary to modify a contract with the Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, for specialized physician services for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; Now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That the Board of Health is hereby authorized and directed to modify contract PO063962 with the Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, for physician services for the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Clinic for the period through February 28, 2018.
SECTION 2. That to pay the costs of said contract modification, the expenditure of $8,000.00 is hereby authorized from the Health Department Grants Fund, Fund No. 2251, Department of Health 50, Division No. 5001, Object Class 03, Main Account 63050, Program HE004, Section 3 500110, Section 4 HE36, Project G501637.
SECTION 3. That this contract modification is being entered into in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Columbus City Code.
SECTION 4. That the funds necessary to carry out the purpose of this ordinance are hereby deemed appropriated, and the City Auditor shall establish such accounting codes as necessary.
SECTION 5. That for reasons stated in the preamble hereto, which is hereby made a part hereof, this ordinance is declared to be an emergency measure and shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval by the Mayor, or ten days after passage if the Mayor neither approves nor vetoes the same.