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CC - Approval of an Amendment to Existing Professional Services Agreement with Occu-Med LTD to Continue Providing Health Status Evaluation Services for an Additional Six-Month Period in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $30,000.
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Meeting Date: January 24, 2022
Contact Person/Dept: Steven Pham, Interim HR Director
Phone Number: (310) 253-5658
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (01/20/2022)
Department Approval: Onyx Jones, Assistant City Manager (01/19/2022)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council approve an amendment to the existing professional services agreement with Occu-Med LTD ("Occu-Med") to continue providing health status evaluation services for an additional period of six-months in an amount not-to-exceed $30,000.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The City relies on medical professionals to provide pre-employment and industrial medical services, focusing on the health and wellbeing of workers in the workplace and ensuring that candidates meet specific job-related physical requirements. Occu-Med has been performing various medical services for Culver City for several years. Employees and HR/Risk Management staff have been generally satisfied with the level of services and quality of care provided.
Occu-Med has been providing a full spectrum of medical services for Culver City since 2016. Occu-Med is a national provider of occupational medicine. Occu-Med services include evaluating the health status of applicants to determine whether there are any pre-existing medical or physical conditions that would pre-dispose the worker to injury or incapacitation from the performance of the job's essential functions. These services involve reviewing...
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