Title
ADD-ON - COVID-19 Laboratory Testing for Summer Months (Ordinance S-46849)
Description
Request to ratify contracts executed by the City Manager, or his designee, during the summer months of 2020 for additional COVID-19 citywide testing events open to the public with costs not to exceed $250,000. Further request additional funds of $70,000 be added to existing contracts with Equality Health Foundation, Sonora Quest Laboratories, LLC, and Equality Care Center to provide on-site testing events. Funding is available through the Coronavirus Relief and Economic Security Act, with an aggregate spend of $320,000. Further request authorization for the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Report
Summary
The City Council declared a local emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic on March 20, 2020. Due to limited COVID-19 testing available to City residents, the City entered into partnership contracts to host testing events on May 23, 2020 at Steele Indian School Park, and June 20 and June 27, 2020 at Desert West Sports Complex. More than 1,000 participants attended the June 20, 2020 testing event and the June 27, 2020 testing event reached capacity several days in advance of the event, demonstrating a need for the City to offer additional testing events. The City can assist the public with summer testing by expanding existing partnerships and entering into new partnerships as needed to schedule additional COVID-19 testing events.
Contract Term
The agreements will begin upon execution and will continue until 30 days after the date of the testing events.
Financial Impact
Funding up to $320,000 will be provided through the City of Phoenix's Coronavirus Relief Fund. There is no impact to the General Fund.
Location
Steele Indian School Park, 300 E. Indian School Road
Desert West Sports Complex, 6602 W. Encanto Blvd.
Council Districts: 4 and 7
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr., Deputy City Managers Karen Peters and Toni Maccarone, and the Public Works and Parks and Recreation departments.