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Supervisors condition four-year extension for Health Advocates contract after bidding concerns
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee forwarded a DPH request to extend a $16.57 million contract with Health Advocates, adding a condition that no further extensions or amendments be allowed without an RFP; budget analysts urged competitive rebidding, while DPH defended the firm’s specialized recovery work.
The Budget & Finance Committee on Tuesday forwarded a resolution that would amend the Department of Public Health's contract with Health Advocates to provide uncompensated reimbursement-recovery services through 2013, but attached a condition that would bar further extensions or amendments without a competitive process.
Greg Sass, chief financial officer for the Department of Public Health, told the committee Health Advocates has worked with the department since 2002 and provides on-site…
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