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Recommendation to Award Two Separate Three Year Contracts with up to Two Optional Three Year Extensions to Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in an Amount Not to Exceed $200,000 for City of Alameda Occupational Medical Services and to Preferred Alliance, Inc., in an Amount Not to Exceed $30,000 for Drug Testing Services in Conjunction with Services Provided by Kaiser Permanente Medical Center (Total Expenditure of $230,000). (Human Resources 2510)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Elizabeth D. Warmerdam, Interim City Manager
Re: Recommendation to Award Two Separate Three Year Contracts with up to Two Optional Three Year Extensions to Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in an Amount Not to Exceed $200,000 for City of Alameda Occupational Medical Services and to Preferred Alliance, Inc., in an Amount Not to Exceed $30,000 for Drug Testing Services in Conjunction with Services Provided by Kaiser Permanente Medical Center (Total Expenditure of $230,000)
BACKGROUND
In July 2014, the Human Resources Department published a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) seeking letters of interest from potential Occupational Medical Providers for the City of Alameda. The City is currently using services provided by Concentra Medical Center which provides Workers' Compensation medical services, fitness for duty exams, Department of Transportation (DOT) Drug and Alcohol testing, medical screenings for public safety officers, and other duties for which a City physician is required. The City had not gone out for an RFP or an RFQ for these services for more than ten years.
DISCUSSION
To solicit the maximum number of bids and most competitive price, the RFQ was provided to the Oakland Tribune, the San Francisco Chronicle, and the Alameda Journal. A notice for the RFQ was published in late July through mid-August 2014 and put on the City's website for two weeks. Five providers submitted letters of interest. Four of these were...
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