Split decision in no-bid contract suit against county health agency Both sides are claiming victory in the latest flare-up between Los Angeles County and the AIDS Healthcare Foundation. In a March 7 decision, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Luis A. Lavin struck down the foundation’s challenge to two county contracts that were awarded without a competitive bidding process. The contracts went to UCLA and St. John’s Well Child and Family Center for providing healthcare and other services to young people living with or at risk for HIV. Officials said that the ruling “clearly validates the county’s contracting efforts.” But Lavin also ruled that the county’s Department of Public Health had “abused its discretion” when it did not initiate competitive bidding for a third contract challenged in the suit. The judge ordered the county to terminate its agreement with South Los Angeles services provider Realistic Education in Action Coalition to Foster Health, or REACH LA, within 45 days. “[The county] did not make an adequate determination that contracting through competition was not feasible,” Lavin wrote. The AIDS Healthcare Foundation said in a statement that the ruling “highlights [the] ongoing county practice of illegally handing out no-bid, single source contracts.” Dr. Jonathan Fielding, director of the county’s public health department, said [...] newsinca/split-decision-in-no-bid-contract-suit-against-county-health-agency/
Posted on: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 03:50:09 +0000
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