Explanation
BACKGROUND: Ordinance 0931-2014, approved by City Council on May 5, 2014, authorized the Board of Health to enter into a contract with The Ohio State University Reference Laboratory in the amount of $62,500.00 for Laboratory Testing and Diagnostic Services to assure quality medical care to eligible persons living with HIV or AIDS in central Ohio (Franklin, Licking, Delaware, Morrow, Union, Madison, Pickaway and Fairfield counties) for the Ryan White Part A HIV Care Program. Ordinance 1613-2014 authorized a modification to this contract to increase funding with The Ohio State University Reference Laboratory in the amount of $62,500.00 for the contract period of March 1, 2014 through February 28, 2015.
This ordinance is needed to modify and increase contract EL015829 in the amount of $100,000.00 for the total contract amount not to exceed $225,000.00 with The Ohio State University Reference Laboratory.
This modification is needed to provide additional funding for The Ohio State University Reference Laboratory for the provision of Outpatient Ambulatory Laboratory services to persons living with HIV or AIDS in Delaware, Fairfield, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Morrow, Pickaway, and Union counties. These services were advertised through vendor services (SA005319) in February, 2014 according to bidding requirements of the City Code. During the contract period it has been determined that the funding established for this vendor was not sufficient to provide the laboratory services needed and additional funding is required to continue to provide HIV Care Services to its clients. This modification will increase the amount of the contract. The modification amount was determined based on cost of services provided during the term of the contract prior to this legislation. This ordinance will provide anticipated funding for the remainder of the contract period and it would be manifestly impractical to bid this contract for the remainder of the grant pe...
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