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. A request for proposals for a three-year period was advertised via Vendor Services on February 25, 2015 (SA005778). One bid proposal was received from OSU Internal Medicine, LLC, Division of Infectious Diseases. Upon evaluation of their proposal, OSU Internal Medicine, LLC’s bid was deemed responsive and responsible. This ordinance will award the first year of a three-year contract to OSU Internal Medicine, LLC, Division of Infectious Diseases. This contract is in the amount of $28,500.00 for the period March 1, 2015 through February 28, 2016. The contractor's contract compliance number is 311369596 and is effective through January 13, 2017.
Emergency action is requested in order to provide continued specialized physician services for patients of the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Clinic.
FISCAL IMPACT: $28,500.00 is budgeted in the Health Department Grants Fund for physician services for the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Clinic. Franklin County will reimburse all expenses under this contract.
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To authorize the Board of Health to enter into a contract with OSU Internal Medicine, LLC, Division of Infectious Diseases, for physician services for the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Clinic, to authorize the expenditure of $28,500.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund to pay the costs thereof, and to declare an emergency. ($28,500.00)
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WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has a need for specialized physician services to manage patients of the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Clinic; and,
WHEREAS, OSU Internal Medicine, LLC, Division of Infectious Diseases, can provide physicians who have the expertise required to manage patients of the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Clin...
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