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A resolution approving amendment number one to the contract between The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and Concentra Health Services, Inc., for the provision of medical services.
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WHEREAS, Ordinance No. BL2019-1493 approved a contract between The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and Concentra Health Services, Inc., for the provision of medical services to employees injured by accident arising out of and in the course of employment; and,
WHEREAS, the parties wish to amend certain provisions of the contract to address the provision of occupational physical evaluations at the direction of the Department of Health; and,
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. BL2019-1493 provides that amendments to the contract shall be approved by resolution of the Metropolitan Council receiving at least twenty-one affirmative votes; and,
WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this amendment to the contract be approved.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That amendment number one to the contract by and between The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County and Concentra Health Services, Inc., a copy of which 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 the first amendment to a contract between the Metropolitan Government and Concentra Health Services, Inc., for the provision of medical services originally approved pursuant to Ordinance No. BL2019-1493.
The Metropolitan Government has established an injury-on-duty (“IOD”) medical clinic for the treatment of employees who are injured by accident arising out of and in the course of employment. Section 3.24.020.D of the Metropolitan Code provides that the contract to provide medical services to employees at the IOD medical clinic shall be approved by the Council. Concentra provides four staffing members who are located at the Metro Nashville IOD Clinic at 337 21st Avenue. The clinic is staffed for 40 hours per week.
Pursuant to BL2019-1493, amendments to the contract may be approved by a resolution of Council receiving at least 21 affirmative votes.
The amendment under consideration increases the value of the contract by $475,639, from $4,177,051 to $4,652,690. Exhibit A, which contains the Schedule and Pricing Information, would be replaced to reflect this change. Exhibit A would also be amended to expand the scope of services to include pre-hire and annual occupational physicals, in addition to the other services provided. The original term of the agreement expires March 5, 2024, and would not be changed by this amendment.
Fiscal Note: The amended estimated value over the five-year life of this contract is $4,652,690 to be paid from Business Unit #38151191, Fund #10101.