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Consider recommendations regarding a Request to Increase Contract Amount for Bid Waived Laboratory Supplies, as follows:
a) Authorize the Purchasing Manager to increase the Fiscal Year 2008-09 Bid Waiver-approved amount for Siemens Medical Solutions (not a local vendor), Contract No. BL02285, from $50,000 to $60,000 (an increase of $10,000) to accommodate increases in laboratory workload;
b) Authorize the Purchasing Manager to increase the Fiscal Year 2008-09 Bid Waiver-approved amount for Bio Rad Laboratories (not a local vendor), Contract No. BL00189, from $65,000 to $75,000 (an increase of $10,000) to accommodate increases in laboratory workload;
c) Authorize the Purchasing Manager to increase the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Bid Waiver-approved amount for Siemens Medical Solutions (not a local vendor), Contract No. BL02285 to $72,000 (an increase of $22,000 from the original FY 08-09 Board-approved amount) to accommodate increases in laboratory workload and expected vendor price increases;
d) Authorize the Purchasing Manager to increase the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Bid Waiver-approved amount for Bio Rad Laboratories (not a local vendor), Contract No. BL00189 to $97,000 (an increase of $32,000 from the original 08-09 Board-approved amount) to accommodate increases in laboratory workload and expected vendor price increases;
e) Authorize the Purchasing Manager to increase the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Bid Waiver-approved amount for Fisher Healthcare (not a local vendor), Contract No. CN08022 from $173,000 to $220,000 (an increase of $47,000) to accommodate increases in laboratory workload and expected vendor price increases; and
f) Authorize the Purchasing Manager to increase the Fiscal Year 2009-10 Bid Waiver-approved amount for Hardy Media (a local vendor), Contract No. CN07471 from $50,000 to $60,000 (an increase of $10,000) to accommodate increases in laboratory workload and expected vendor price increases.
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