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A resolution approving amendment five to a contract by and between The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, and Vanderbilt University, acting by and through the School of Medicine, to participate as a member site in the CDC Tuberculosis Trials Consortium studies.
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WHEREAS, The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, previously entered into a contract with Vanderbilt University, acting by and through the School of Medicine, to participate as a member site in the CDC Tuberculosis Trials Consortium studies approved by RS2015-55; and,
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend the contract to increase the amount of the contract by $53,296.29 for a new total of $154,712.29 for the period October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020 and add Attachment 1 (budget) to the contract agreement, a copy of which amendment five is attached hereto; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that amendment five be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That amendment five to the contract by and between The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County, acting by and through the Metropolitan Board of Health, and Vanderbilt University, acting by and through the School of Medicine, to participate as a member site in the CDC Tuberculosis Trials Consortium studies, a copy of which amendment five is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Metropolitan Mayor is authorized to execute the same.
Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
Agenda Analysis
Analysis
This resolution approves amendment five to a contract with the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine for the Metropolitan Health Department’s participation in the Tuberculosis Trials Consortium.
Vanderbilt received a grant from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention through the U.S. Veteran Affairs Medical Centers for this tuberculosis project. The Health Department’s responsibilities under this contract are to provide space and equipment for the project, as well as consultation and support services.
Under the original contract, approved pursuant to RS2015-55, the Health Department was to receive $20,259 to reimburse the cost of its services. The initial term of this contract was from October 1, 2014 through September 30, 2019. The first amendment, approved by RS2016-403, increased the amount by $1,013 for a new total of $21,272, effective October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016. The second amendment, approved by RS2017-971, increased the amount of the contract by $20,000 for the period October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017, a cumulative total of $41,272. The third amendment, approved by RS2018-1345, increased the amount of the contract by $26,590 for the period of October 1, 2017 through September 30, 2018, a cumulative total of $67,862. The fourth amendment, approved by RS2019-11, increased the amount of the contract by $13,295 for the period October 1, 2018 to September 30, 2019 for a cumulative total of $81,157.
The resolution under consideration amends the contract to increase the amount by $53,296.29 for a new total of $154,712.29 for the period October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2020. It would also add an updated budget attachment.
Fiscal Note: This resolution would approve the fifth amendment to increase the amount of the contract by $53,296.29 for the period of October 1, 2019 through September 30, 2020.