Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Colleen Chawla, Chief, San Mateo County Health
Chester J. Kunnappilly, MD, Chief Executive Officer, San Mateo Medical Center
Subject: Amendment to the Agreement with Corinthian International Parking Services, Inc
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Corinthian International Parking Services, Inc to continue providing parking and valet services for the term of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026 and increasing the amount of the agreement by $100,000, to an amount not to exceed $300,000, and granting a waiver of the competitive bidding process pursuant to ordinance code 2.83.050 (e) for such services.
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BACKGROUND:
During San Mateo Medical Center’s (SMMC’s) renovation project consisting of the demolition of seismically non-complaint buildings and the construction of the administration and link buildings, the County’s Project Development Unit (PDU) contracted with Corinthian International Parking Services, Inc (Corinthian) to provide parking and valet services in SMMC’s east parking lot near the emergency department. To maintain the consistency, operational efficiency, and better coordination of these services for SMMC’s patients and employees, SMMC has since entered into its own agreement with Corinthian for the same service.
DISCUSSION:
The current agreement with Corinthian for parking and valet services has a term of January 1, 2025 through December 31, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $200,000. SMMC has an ongoing (albeit much reduced, compared to the construction period) need for parking services, as the complexity of parking options at SMMC has increased, and a small number of Corinthian team members onsite help SMMC manage flow and proper access to these options in a constrained space, particularly its Emergency Department (ED) Lot. These options include: 66 ADA Accessible stalls (40 in the ED Lot and 26 in the West Lot), 13 “On-Call” spaces in the ED Lot for staff who are called in on an urgent basis and need a location to park near the SMMC ED entrance, and 13 reserved spaces for the Office of the Coroner, in addition to a number of very large mobile vans.
The Corinthian team are also helping to actively redirect patients and clients who are accustomed to driving into the ED Lot (which was the former SMMC main entrance), instead of using the newly open West Lot main entrance.
The proposed amendment extends the term of the agreement throught December 31, 2026 and increases the maximum fiscal obligation by $100,000 to $300,000. SMMC is requesting that the Board waive the Request for Proposals (RFP) process pursuant to ordinance code 2.83.050 (e) to allow Corinthian to continue to provide these services and increase the funding through the end of the term, while a new RFP is put together to bid out valet and front desk services to serve our patients and visitors.
The County Attorney has reviewed and approved the resolution and amendment as to form.
The resolution contains the County’s standard provisions allowing amendment of the County fiscal obligations by a maximum of $25,000 (in aggregate).
It is anticipated that Corinthian will provide staff who are on time and punctual 100% of the time.
PERFORMANCE MEASURE:
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FY 2025-26 Actual |
FY 2026-27 Estimated |
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Percentage of time Corinthian will provide staff who are on time and punctual |
100% |
100% |
COMMUNITY IMPACT:
Corinthian’s parking and valet services at SMMC, a public safety net hospital, help maintain an environment that provides safe, timely, and high-quality care to SMMC’s patients. Although Corinthian does not provide direct patient care, providing parking and valet services at a medical facility where parking is limited at peak hours supports emergencies, high-priority access, and enhances patients’ experiences. SMMC’s patients span a wide spectrum of races, ethnicities, gender, and gender-identities. Between September 1, 2025 and August 31, 2026, approximately half of SMMC’s patients were male and half were female, with the largest ethnic cohort being Hispanic or Latino (58%) and primarily Spanish-speaking (48%).
FISCAL IMPACT:
The term of the amended agreement is January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2026. The amendment increases the amount payable under the agreement by $100,000 to an amount not to exceed $300,000 for the two-year term. Funds in the amount of $100,000 are included in the SMMC FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget.
Expenses at SMMC are covered by fees for services or third-party payors whenever possible. The portion of expenses for services provided to the medically indigent or to those covered by programs that do not meet the full costs of care is covered by the County’s General Fund contribution to SMMC and is within the existing annual appropriation.