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 in December, 2011 (SA004219). Three bid proposals were received, and OSU was deemed the most responsive and responsible bidder. This ordinance will award the first year of a three-year contract. This ordinance authorizes the Board of Health to enter into a contract with The Ohio State University - Division of Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine, acting through its practice plan, OSU Internal Medicine, LLC, in the amount of $20,800.00 for the period of January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012. The contractor's contract compliance number is 311369596, however, this contractor is a nonprofit organization and is exempt from certification.
Emergency action is requested in order to provide continued specialized physician services for patients of the Tuberculosis Clinic.
FISCAL IMPACT: $20,800.00 is budgeted in the Health Department Grants Fund for physician services for the T.B. 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 The Ohio State University - Division of Infectious Disease and Internal Medicine, acting through its practice plan, OSU Internal Medicine, LLC, for physician services for the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Clinic, to authorize the expenditure of $20,800.00 from the Health Department Grants Fund to pay the costs thereof, and to declare an emergency. ($20,800.00)
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WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has a need for specialized physician services to manage patients of the Tuberculosis Clinic; and,
WHEREAS, The Ohio State University - Division of Infectio...
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