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Approve a contract in an amount not to exceed $450,000 ($150,000 per fiscal year) with Occu-Med, Ltd. funded through the Risk Management Workers' Compensation budget for occupational medicine and examination services September 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028; and Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the contract and any amendments within approved budget appropriations
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Director of Human Resources recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve a contract in an amount not to exceed $450,000 ($150,000 per fiscal year) with Occu-Med, Ltd. funded through the Risk Management Workers' Compensation budget for occupational medicine and examination services September 1, 2025 through June 30, 2028; and Delegate authority to the County Administrator to execute the contract and any amendments within approved budget appropriations.
SUMMARY:
The current contract for occupational medicine and examination services with the current vendor, Kaiser Permanente, expires December 31, 2025. In anticipation of the contract expiration date, the County issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) on March 26, 2025. Four vendors responded, and after a thorough evaluation, Occu-Med, Ltd. was identified as the highest-ranked proposer. A Notice of Intent to Award was issued on June 17, 2025. The Director of Human Resources recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve a three-year contract with Occu-Med, Ltd, beginning September 1, 2025.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The estimated cost of the services is projected not to exceed $450,000 or $150,000 annually. This includes pre-employment and fitness for duty examinations, scheduling, and reviews, job functional analyses creation, periodic review of medical examination profiles specifically designed for a job classification, hearing conservation, and respirator fit testing evaluations. Th...
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