Explanation
BACKGROUND: Columbus Public Health operates the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Clinic. In order to effectively manage patients with latent and active Tuberculosis, it is necessary to provide streaming video and phone-based interpretation services. Columbus Public Health contracts with Preciss, LLC (aka Language Access Network, LLC), to provide these services for TB patients. This ordinance is necessary to authorize the Board of Health to modify the existing contract with Preciss, LLC, for additional interpretation services. This modification is for an amount not to exceed $10,000.00, for a total contract amount of $30,000.00, and is for the period through June 30, 2018. The contractor's contract compliance number is 201186615, and is valid through 3/29/19.
Emergency action is requested in order to provide continued streaming video and phone-based interpretation services for patients of the Tuberculosis Clinic.
FISCAL IMPACT: All expenditures from this contract will be fully reimbursed from funds in the TB Prevention/Control Special Purpose Fund.
Title
To authorize the Board of Health to modify a contract with Preciss, LLC, for additional streaming video and phone-based interpretation services for the Ben Franklin Tuberculosis Clinic in an amount not to exceed $10,000.00; to authorize the expenditure of $10,000.00 from the TB Prevention/Control Special Purpose Fund for this contract modification; and to declare an emergency. ($10,000.00)
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WHEREAS, Columbus Public Health has a need for streaming video and phone-based interpretation services to manage patients of the Tuberculosis Clinic; and
WHEREAS, Preciss, LLC, has the expertise to provide these services required to manage patients of the Tuberculosis Clinic; and
WHEREAS, a contract modification with Preciss, LLC in the amount of $10,000.00 is necessary in order to provide additional streaming video and phone-based interpretation services; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance is submitted ...
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