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Dr, Windram is equipped to dedicate the space and support staff projected to handle a Tuesday <br />and Thursday surgery schedule in this trial contract period. This schedule would avoid a direct <br />conflict with his normal practice that typically includes weekend boarding and non-Animal <br />Shelter client business, <br />It is important that the Shelter have access to service five days a week because it allows staff to <br />mast efficiently manage kennel and cage space, Twc complementary contracts will provide the <br />County with the best assurance for uninterrupted, professional-quality surgeries for Shelter <br />animals, <br />• Allows for a comprehensive evaluation during a full 12-month trial period, yet <br />provides for cancellation of the contract with 30 days written notice should <br />significant performance issues surface. <br />Veterinarian performance under the agreement will be closely monitored throughout the year on <br />the basis of service standards included in the contract, County staff will also develop and <br />administer a survey to receive input and feedback from pet owners who adopt from the Shelter, <br />The last quarter of a full contract year (July 1 -June 30) would allow for an intensive staff <br />review and a time frame (the last quarter, April - .June) for issuing a new request for proposal, if <br />necessary, A six-month contract would drastically shorten the time frame for a thorough, <br />thoughtful review or reassessment. The proposed 12-month contract can be terminated sooner <br />should there be performance issues, <br />Dr. Windram has indicated his need to retain the services of an additional, part-time <br />veterinarian technician for the purposes of this contract and it would be difficult to engage <br />competent staff on less than a full year commitment. <br />Provides for increased flexibility through abuilt-in back up and a means to handle <br />the unexpected. <br />Both Drs. Dubrovsky and Windram are aware of and supportive of the proposed arrangement, <br />They see this as a favorable combination that adds flexibility and offers abuilt-in back up for the <br />unexpected -scheduling issues or service considerations - no one can fully anticipate at this <br />stage, County staff envisions a highly cooperative and complementary relationship, <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: An estimate of $132,000 was provided in the Manager's Recommended <br />Budget to cover the cost of spay/neuter services for the Animal Shelter in Fiscal 2004-2005 with <br />off setting revenue through adoption fees estimated at $154,400, <br />The veterinarians will be paid on an actual fee for service basis. Staff estimates at this <br />time that, based on a projection of 10 surgeries per day (50 per week) multiplied by the basic <br />rates with each veterinarian for the contract year, overall costs to the County could be in the <br />range of $132,000 to $190,440. (According to staff calculations, the contract with Dr. <br />Dubrovsky has an estimated value of $93,600 and the contract with Dr. Windram has an <br />estimated value of $ 96,540, creating a combined estimated value of $190,440, with off setting <br />revenue currently projected at $154,000,) <br />There is no precise way to predict the exact number of surgeries over the course of the <br />upcoming year -spay v. neuter, cats v, dogs, animal weights, day of the week any given animal <br />is delivered for surgery, or exact medical condition, Many factors can only be known at the time <br />