HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-01-12 15-055 ORDERCOUNCIL ACTION Item No. 15 055 Date: January 12, 2015 Item/Subject: ORDER, Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Sub Contract Agreement with Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems. (#CDC -15-1049: Sodium Reduction in Communities) Responsible Department: Public Health and Community Services Commentary: This Order will authorize the City Manager to execute a sub contract agreement in the amount of $48,000 on behalf of the City with Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (EMHS) for the period of January 13, 2015 through September 26, 2015. This purpose of this agreement is to work with the EMHS to implement comprehensive strategies aimed at increasing the availability, accessibility, and consumption of lower sodium products in hospital settings. The services under this agreement aim to reduce sodium intake as a key modifiable risk factor associated with high blood pressure and heart disease. This was reviewed and recommended for approval by Government Operations on January 5, 2015. This was reviewed and recommended for approval by Government Operations on January 5, 2015 Manager's Comments: Associated Information: Order Budget Approval: Legal Approval: Introduced for x Passage _First Reading _ Referral Department Head 0 �Q w,, City Manager Finance Director - �, �4/ '1-1, Cit Solicitor Page _ of _ Assigned to Councilor Plourde CITY OF BANGOR 15-055 JANUARY 12, 2015. (TITLE.) Order, Authorizing the City Manager to Execute a Sub Contract Agreement with Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems (#CDC -15-1049 - Sodium Reduction in Communities) BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR: BE IT ORDERED, that the City Manager is hereby authorized to execute a sub contract agreement with Eastern Maine Healthcare Systems in an amount not to exceed $48,000 for the purposes of reducing sodium intake in a hospital setting. The term of the agreement is January 13, 2015 through September 26, 2015 and will be in a form acceptable to the City Solicitor. IN CITY COUNCIL JANUARY 12, 2015 PASSED CITY CL 15-055 JANUARY 12, 2015 City of Bangor Agreement to Purchase Services THIS AGREEMENT, made this 13 day of January, 2015 is by and between the City of Bangor, hereinafter called "Contractor' and EMHS, mailing address 43 Whiting Hill Road, Cianchette Building, Brewer, Maine 04412, hereinafter called "Provider," for the period of 1/13/2015 to 9/26/2015. WITNESSETH, that for and in consideration of the payments and agreements hereinafter mentioned, to be made and performed by the Contractor, the Provider hereby agrees with the Contractor to furnish all qualified personnel, facilities, materials and services and in consultation with the Contractor, to perform the services, study or projects described, and under the terms of this Agreement. The following Riders and Attachments from the Sodium Reduction in Communities contract with the State of Maine are hereby incorporated into this Agreement and made part of it by reference: Rider A — Specifications of Work to be Performed Rider B — Payment and Other Provisions Rider D — Additional Requirements Rider E — Program Requirements Rider G — Identification of Country In Which Contracted Work Will Be Performed Rider I — Assurance of Compliance, Exceptions WITNESSETH, that this contract is consistent with Executive Order 01 FY 11/12 or a superseding Executive Order, and complies with its requirements. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Contractor and the Provider, by their representatives duly authorized, have executed this agreement in one original copy. CITY OF BANGOR By: Catherine M. Conlow, City Manager AND EMHS in Total Agreement Amount: $48,000 to be disbursed on a monthly basis.