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HomeMy WebLinkAbout26022COUNTY OF FRESNO PURCHASING DATE: 31261201 0 THIS EXTRACTIS FOR REFERENCE AND INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. ALL BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENTDECISIONS MUST BE GOVERNED BY THE UNDERLYING CONTRACT, ANY QUESTIONS MUST IN(XUDE THE CONTRACT NUMBER AND BE ADDflESSED r TO THE COWS PURCHASING OFFICE AT4567110. CONTRACT NUMBER: P-10-157-H VENDOR NUMBER 00MMOn5 CONTRACT TITLE Psychlstric Recrulbwnt Senkc6 NAME /ADDRESS Mal Source Consultants 300 Main Street, 7th Floor CONTRACT PERIOD: 312412010 thru 121311~012 zKXUMMULnPLE Stamford, CT 06901 USING AGENCIES: Dept of Behavioral Health REPRESENTATIVE: Dawn Pascale TELEPHONE: (800) 575-2880 x 31 0 FAX: (209) 3240545 TERMS: EMAIL: DELIVERY TERMS: DELIVERY TIME: BUYER: H - Pablcra J Fkhly CONTRACT VALUE $25,000.00 Maximum LOCATION: BOARlYWlOUWSTATE CONTRACT WO: REQUISITION NO'S: 5E31009611 EIM Cmcdml0" wefmca ~~ ~short~em TIC- ~~IIIZMO Ow- Omm Cods 444 Om Orno REPORTS: None Org: 58302666 SUDorsades COMMODITIES, SERVICES OR MAINTENANCE COVERED UNDER THIS ACTION: For Psychiatrist to provide psychiatric se~ces to palienwdients, as well as dtional se~ces required by County. See attached Agreement SPECIAL CONDITIONS FOR USE: 'AUTOMATIC RENEWAL: In the absence of notifbEon fm vendor to Purchasing, or instructions fm County depawent to Purchasing, this Agreement will automatically renew for one year on January 1,201 1 and January 1,2012. jeb P-lDl!Z+I A~x3sRepoft Extrad Page 1 d 1 AGREEMENT I This Agreement is made and entered 7 into thi day ON~RCL ,2010 by and between the COUNTY OF FRESNO, a Political Subdivision of the State of California, hereinafter , referred to as "COUNTY", and with MedSource Consultants, a sole proprietorship, and collectively hereinafter referred to as "CONTRACTOR". WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, COUNTY, through its Department of Behavioral Health has a need for licensed I psychiatrists in order to provide psychiatric services to patients/clients, as well as additional services required by COUNTY as stated herein; and WHEREAS, CONTRACTOR is able and willing to provide licensed psychiatrists needed by COUNTY. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual covenants and conditions, the parties hereto agree as follows: 1. SERVICESIRESPONSIBILITIES CONTRACTOR shall perform all services and hlfill all responsibilities as identified in this Agreement and Exhibit A, attached hereto and by this reference incorporated herein. 2. TERM This Agreement shall become effective upon execution by both parties and shall terminate on the 3 1st day of December, 2010. This Agreement shall automatically be extended for two (2) additional twelve (12) month periods upon the same terms and conditions herein set forth, unless written notice of non- renewal is given by CONTRACTOR, COUNTY, or COUNTY'S Department of Behavioral Health's (DBH's) Directors or the designees not later than thirty (30) days prior to the close of the current Agreement term. 3. TERMINATION A. Non-Allocation of Funds - The terns of this Agreement, and the services to be - - - - -- - -- provided thereunder, are con%hgent on the approvalof funds by the appropriating government agency. COUNTY OF FRESNO Fresno. CA Should sufficient funds not be allocated, the services provided may be modified, or this Agreement terminated at any time by giving the CONTRACTOR thirty (30) days advance written notice. B. Breach of Contract - The COUNTY may immediately suspend or terminate this Agreement in whole or in part, where in the determination of the COUNTY there is: 1) An illegal or improper use of funds; 2) A failure to comply with any term of this Agreement; 3) A substantially incorrect or incomplete report submitted to the COUNTY; 4) Improperly performed service. In no event shall any payment by the COUNTY constitute a waiver by the COUNTY of any breach of this Agreement or any default which may then exist on the part of the CONTRACTOR. Neither shall such payment impair or prejudice any remedy available to the COUNTY with respect to the breach or default. The COUNTY shall have the right to demand of the CONTRACTOR the repayment to the COUNTY of any funds disbursed to the CONTRACTOR under this Agreement, which in the judgment of the COUNTY were not expended in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The CONTRACTOR shall promptly refimd any such hds upon demand or, at the COUNTY'S option, such repayment shall be deducted from future payments owing to CONTRACTOR under this Agreement. C. Without Cause - Under circumstances other than those set forth above, this Agreement may be terminated by either CONTRACTOR or COUNTY or COUNTY's Department of Behavioral Health Director or designee upon the giving of thirty (30) days advance written notice of an intention to terminate. 4. COMPENSATION COUNTY agrees to pay and CONTRACTOR agrees to accept the compensation for a successful Psychiatrist placement in accordance with this Agreement and Exhibit A. COUNTY agrees to pay CONTRACTOR Twenty- Five Thousand and No/100 Dollars ($25,000.00) for a qualified permanent Psychiatrist who is licensed to practice in the State of California and is Board Certified (or is Board eligible) referred by CONTRACTOR and is hired and placed as a permanent staff psychiatrist by the COUNTY. Additional criteria for psychiatrist's qualifications acceptable to the COUNTY are mentioned in Exhibit A. COUNTY may request aFellowship Trained Psychiatrist for which COUNTY agrees to pay CONTRACTOR Twenty-Five Thousand and No1100 Dollars ($25,000.00) for the psychiatrist requested and subsequently hired and placed by the COUNTY. Half of these fees, Twelve Thousand Five Hundred and 001100 ($12,500.00) shall be paid upon billing at the time the psychiatrist is approved by the County and the Department of Behavioral Health's Credentialing Division after the submission of a completed application package by the referred psychiatrist. The second half of the Twenty-Five Thousand shall be paid when the referred psychiatrist starts employment with Fresno County. COUNTY reserves the right to reject any referred psychiatrist due to any reason without incurring any charges with the CONTRACTOR or CONTRACTOR'S referred psychiatrist. In no event shall all actual services performed under this Agreement be in excess of Twenty Five Thousand and No1100 Dollars ($25,000.00) during the term of this Agreement. It is understood that all expenses incidental to CONTRACTOR performance of services under this Agreement shall be borne by CONTRACTOR. Payments by COUNTY shall be in arrears, for services provided during the preceding month, within forty-five (45) days after receipt and verification of CONTRACTOR invoices by COUNTY. If CONTRACTOR should fail to comply with any provision of this Agreement, COUNTY shall be relieved of its obligation for further compensation. 5. INVOICING For all expenses related to the COUNTY'S Department of Behavioral Health, CONTRACTOR shall invoice COUNTY upon each successful placement as described in Paragraph Four (4) on Page Two (2) of this Agreement, addressed to the Fresno County Department of Behavioral Health, Accounts Payable, P.O. Box 45003, Fresno, CA 93718. 6. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR In performance of the work, duties, and obligations assumed by CONTRACTOR under th~s Agreement, it is mutually understood and agreed that CONTRACTOR, including any and all of CONTRACTOR' officers, agents, and employees will at all times be acting and performing as independent CONTRACTOR, and shall act in an independent capacity and not as an officer, agent, servant, employee, joint venturer, partner, or associate of the COUNTY. Furthermore, COUNTY shall have no right to control or supervise or direct the manner or method by which CONTRACTOR, their officers, agents, and employees shall perform its work and function. However, COUNTY shall retain the right to administer this Agreement so as to verify that CONTRACTOR, their officers, agents, and employees are performing their obligations in accordance with the terms and conhtions thereof. CONTRACTOR and COUNTY shall comply with all applicable provisions of law and the rules and regulations, if any, of governmental authorities having jurisdiction over matters which are directly or indirectly the subject of this Agreement. Because of their status as independent CONTRACTOR, CONTRACTOR, their officers, agents, and employees shall have absolutely no right to employment rights and benefits available to COUNTY employees. CONTRACTOR shall be solely liable and responsible for providing to, or on behalf of, their employees all legally-required employee benefits. In addition, CONTRACTOR shall be solely responsible and save COUNTY harmless from all matters relating to payment of CONTRACTOR'S officers, agents, and employees, including compliance with Social Security, withholding, and all other regulations governing such matters. It is acknowledged that during the term of this Agreement, CONTRACTOR may be providing services to others unrelated to the COUNTY or to this Agreement. 7. MODIFICATION Any matters of this Agreement may be modified from time to time by the written consent of all the parties without, in any way, affecting the remainder. 8. NON-ASSIGNMENT Neither party shall assign, transfer or subcontract this Agreement nor their rights or duties under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other party. 9. HOLD-HARMLESS CONTRACTOR agrees to indemnify, save, hold harmless, and at COUNTY'S request, defend COUNTY, its officers, agents and employees from any and all costs and expenses, including attorney fees and court costs, damages, liabilities, claims and losses occurring or result~ng to COUNTY in connection with the performance, or failure to perform, by CONTRACTOR, their 1 officers, agents or employees under this Agreement, and from any and all costs and expenses, 2 11 including attorney fees and court costs, damages, liabilities, claims and losses occurring or resulting to 3 1 I any person, firm or corporation who may be injured or damaged by the performance, or failure to 4 / 1 perform, of CONTRACTOR, their officers, agents or employees under this Agreement In addition, 5 CONTRACTOR agrees to indemnify COUNTY for Federal, State of California andlor local audit I I 6 1 ( exceptions resulting from noncompliance herein on the part of CONTRACTOR. 7 10. INSURANCE 8 Without limiting COUNTY'S right to obtain indemnification from CONTRACTOR or 9 any third parties, CONTRACTOR, at its sole expense, shall maintain in full force and effect the I I 10 11 following insurance policies throughout the term of this Agreement: l1 11 A. Commercial General Liability Commercial General Liability Insurance with limits of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and an annual aggregate of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000). This policy shall be issued on a per occurrence basis. COUNTY may require specific coverage including completed operations, product liability, contractual liability, Explosion, Collapse, and Underground (XCU), fire legal liability or any other liability insurance deemed necessary because of the nature of this Agreement. B. Automobile Liability Comprehensive Automobile Liability Insurance with limits for bodily injury of not less than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000.00) per person, Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($309,000.00) per accident and for property damages of not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00), or such coverage with a combined single limit of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00). Coverage should include owned and non-owned vehicles used in connection with this Agreement. If CONTRACTOR does not own any of the vehicles that will be used in connection with this agreement then a rider to the General Liability policy for non-owned vehicles in the amounts above may be provided in lieu of an automobile policy. C. Professional Liabilitv If CONTRACTOR is or employs licensed professional staff (e.g. Ph.D., R.N., L.C.S.W., M.F.T.) in providing services, Professional Liability Insurance with limits of not less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence, Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000) annual aggregate. D. Worker's Compensation COUNTY OF FRESNO Fresno. CA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 A policy of worker's compensation insurance as may be required by the California Labor Code. CONTRACTOR shall obtain endorsements to the Commercial General Liability insurance naming the County of Fresno, its officers, agents, and employees, individually and collectively, as additional insured, but only insofar as the operations under this Agreement are concerned. Such coverage for additional insured shall apply as primary insurance and any other insurance, or self-insurance, maintained by the COUNTY, its officers, agents and employees shall be excess only and not contributing with insurance provided under the CONTRACTOR'S policies herein. This insurance shall not be cancelled or changed without a minimum of thirty (30) days advance written notice given to COUNTY. Within thirty (30) days from the date CONTRACTOR executes this Agreement, CONTRACTOR shall provide certificates of insurance and endorsements as stated above for all of the foregoing policies, as required herein, to the County of Fresno, Department of Behavioral Health, 4441 E. Kings Canyon Road, Fresno, California, 93702, Attention: Contracts Section, stating that such insurance coverage's have been obtained and are in full force; that the County of Fresno, its officers, agents and employees will not be responsible for any premiums on the policies; that such Commercial General Liability insurance names the County of Fresno, its officers, agents and employees, individually and collectively, as additional insured, but only insofar as the operations under this Agreement are concerned; that such coverage for additional insured shall apply as primary insurance and any other insurance, or self-insurance, maintained by the COUNTY, its officers, agents and employees, shall be excess only and not contributing with insurance provided under the CONTRACTOR'S policies herein; and that this insurance shall not be cancelled or changed without a minimum of thirty (30) days advance, written notice given to COUNTY. In the event CONTRACTOR fails to keep in effect at all times insurance coverage as herein provided, the COUNTY may, in addition to other remedies it may have, suspend or terminate this Agreement upon the occurrence of such event. All pol~cies shall be with admitted insurers licensed to do business in the State of California. Insurance purchased shall be from companies possessing a current A.M. Best, Inc. rating of A FSC VII or better. 11. RECORDS The CONTRACTOR agree to maintain records with respect to matters covered by project operations and as required by the COUNTY. The CONTRACTOR shall make all program records and data with respect to matter covered under this agreement available to authorized representatives of the COUNTY and from appropriate agencies. The CONTRACTOR shall retain project records for a period of seven (7) years after receipt of the final payment under this agreement, or until audit findings are resolved, or until required audits have been completed. Medical records shall be the property of COUNTY. COUNTY shall retain ownership of medical records upon termination of this Agreement. 12. CONFIDENTIALITY All services performed by CONTRACTOR, their officers, agents, and employees under this Agreement shall be in strict conformance with all applicable Federal, State of California andor local laws and regulations relating to confidentiality. 13. AVAILABILITY CONTRACTOR shall not provide the services under this Agreement until requested by COUNTY. The Parties agree that COUNTY may or may not require the services of CONTRACTOR during the term of this Agreement. 14. COMPLIANCE WITH STATE REOUIREMENTS CONTRACTOR recognize that COUNTY operates it Mental Health Program under an agreement with the State of California Department of Mental Health, and that under said agreement the State of California imposes certain requirements on the COUNTY and its subCONTRACTOR. CONTRACTOR, their officers, agents, and employees shall adhere to all State of California requirements. 15. NON-DISCRIMINATION During the performance of this Agreement, CONTRACTOR shall not unlawllly COUNTY OF FRESNO Fresno. CA discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment, or recipient of services, because of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, medical condition, marital status, age or gender, pursuant to all applicable State of California and Federal statutes and regulations. 16. AUDITS AND INSPECTIONS The CONTRACTOR their officers, agents, and employees shall at any time during business hours, and as often as the COUNTY may deem necessary, make available to the COUNTY for examination all of its records and data with respect to the matters covered by this Agreement. The CONTRACTOR their officers, agents, and employees shall, upon request by the COUNTY, permit the COUNTY to audit and inspect all such records and data necessary to ensure CONTRACTOR' compliance with the terms of this Agreement. If this Agreement exceeds Ten Thousand and No11 00 Dollars ($10,000.00), CONTRACTOR shall be subject to the examination and audit of the State Auditor General for a period of three (3) years after final payment under contract (California Government Code section 8546.7). 17. NOTICES The persons having authority to give and receive notices under this Agreement and their addresses include the following: COUNTY CONTRACTOR County of Fresno Mathew Brewster, Vice-president Director of Department of Behavioral Health MedSource Consultants 4441 E. Kings Canyon Rd. 300 Main Street, 7th Floor Fresno, CA 93702 Stamford, CT 06901 Any and all notices between the COUNTY and the CONTRACTOR provided for or permitted under this Agreement, or by law, shall be in writing and shall be deemed duly served when personally delivered to one of the parties, or in lieu of such personal service, when deposited in the United States Mail, postage prepaid, addressed to such party. 18. GOVERNING LAW The parties agree, that for the purposes of venue, performance under this Agreement is to be in Fresno County, California. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 The rights and obligations of the parties and all interpretation and performance of this Agreement shall be governed in all respects by the laws of the State of California. 19. PROHIBITION ON PUBLICITY None of the funds, materials, property or services provided directly or indirectly under this Agreement shall be used for CONTRACTOR'S advertising, fundraising, or publicity (i.e., purchasing of t~cketsltables, dent auction donations, etc.) for the purpose of self-promotion. Notwithstanding the above, publicity of the services described in Section One (1) of this Agreement shall be allowed as necessary to raise public awareness about the availability of such specific services for such items as writtenlprinted materials, the use of media (i.e., radio, television, newspapers) and any other related expense(s). 20. ENTIRE AGREEMENT This Agreement, including exhibit, constitutes the entire agreement between the CONTRACTOR and COUNTY with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all previous agreement negotiations, proposals, commitments, writings, advertisements, publications, and 15 16 i7 understandings of any nature whatsoever unless expressly included in this Agreement. Ill I// COUNTY OF FRESNO 1 2 3 4 CONSULTANTS IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first hereinabove written. ATTEST: CONTRACTOR: 10 11 16 11 Print Name: Title: em Chairman of Board, or President, or any Vice President 12 13 14 15 DATE: 62./6. /O BY: - DATE: PLEASE SEE ADDITIONAL SIGNATURE PAGE ATTACHED l7 18 19 2 0 I1 Mailing Address: Title: Secretary (of Corporation), or any Assistant Secretary, or Chief F~nancial Officer, or any Assistant Treasurer MedSource Consultants 300 Main Street, 7th Floor Stamford, CT 06901 Phone: 800-575-2880 x 310 Fax: 203-324-0555 APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: KEVIN BRIGGS, COUNTY COUNSEL Date: 3 /d/h 1 VICKI CROW, c.P(A., AUDITOR-CONTROLLER1 TREASURER-TAX COLLECTOR BY REVIEWED AND RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL: Date: 3 /L./ 00 Date: 2 /////a Department of ~ehavibral Health Fund/Subclass: 000 1/10000 Organization: SfZWkH3 ($25,000.00) 5630- kqqq AccountfProgram: 729510 Requisition No.: dbh 0345 ATTACHMENT A Page 1 of 2 SCOPE OF SERVICES RECRUITMENT OF PERMANENT PSYCHIATRIST-HEADHUNTER SERVICES 1. SERVICES A. Upon request of COUNTY's Director, Department of Behavioral Health, or designee, CONTRACTOR shall identify and recruit qualified Psychiatrist candidates who satisfy the criteria as established by the COUNTY's Director, Department of Behavioral Health, or designee. COUNTY's Department of Behavioral Health shall arrange interviews with candidates and advance timely offers when appropriate. Prior to providing candidates, CONTRACTOR shall present credentials, screen all candidates, provide complete background checks, facilitate in interviews, provide curriculum vitaes and reference checks, as well as provide licensure of candidates and ensure they have NPI registered. CONTRACTOR agrees to provide qualified psychiatrist(s) acceptable to COUNTY'S Director, Department of Behavioral Health, or designee. B. COUNTY and CONTRACTOR acknowledge that this is not an exclusive agreement to provide placement services. If CONTRACTOR identifies a candidate about whom COUNTY has already received information from another placement source, COUNTY'S Director, Department of Behavioral Health or designee shall notify CONTRACTOR, in writing, within ten (10) business days after receiving the referral from CONTRACTOR. CONTRACTOR is not obligated to recruit those candidates with whom COUNTY has already made contact from another placement service or recruitment source. If COUNTY does not notify CONTRACTOR as required under this section and COUNTY enters into an employment, independent CONTRACTOR, or other working relationship with any such candidate, COUNTY shall be obligated to pay CONTRACTOR'S then accrued fees and expenses related to finding said candidate. COUNTY agrees not to refer any candidates sent by CONTRACTOR to another hiring entity or placement service. - - - - - - - - - - ---------- C. CONTRACTOR shall aggressively, but professionally, market and sell COUNTY'S opportunity using, but not limited, to the following: 1. Search using all resources available all available research library or database of all available qualified candidates. 2. Will conduct cold calls to initiate as many phone calls as is required to psychiatrists in CONTRACTOR'S database. 3. Will contact a majority of psychiatric residency training programs. 4. Present outstanding candidates once the evaluation and background checks are completed. ATTACHMENT A Page 2 of 2 II. Placement Fee. A placement fee shall be paid by COUNTY to CONTRACTOR once a working agreement has been reached between the COUNTY and a candidate referred by CONTRACTOR. It is understood between the parties hereto, that said placement fee shall be as stated in this Agreement and all Attachments. The placement fee shall be listed in the Agreement is inclusive of all travel, lodging, meals and any other related costs. All said related costs shall require the prior approval of the COUNTY Director, Department of Behavioral Health, or designee. It is understood between the parties hereto that COUNTY shall only pay this placement fee if a candidate is hired by COUNTY. Ill. Replacement Guarantee. If a psychiatrist hired through CONTRACTOR, during the term of this Agreement, fails to commence services as agreed between said psychiatrist and COUNTYs Director, Department of Behavioral Health or designee or leaves within One Hundred Twenty (120) days of the date psychiatrist commences se~ices, then CONTRACTOR shall recruit a replacement candidate for no additional charge, even if the Agreement is terminated for any reason before a replacement is provided. dbha 0345