LA County Board

63. Cremation Services Retroactive Sole Source Agreement Amendment\nRecommendation: Authorize the Chief Medical Examiner to retroactively amend\na Master Agreement with Monarch Crematory (formerly known as Macera\nCrematorium, Inc.), to retroactively extend the term of the agreement for a\none-year term, from January 6, 2025 to January 5, 2026, and to allow for the\nretroactive payment estimated at the amount of $226,000 for cremation services\nprovided by Monarch Crematory (formerly known as Macera Crematorium,\nInc.) since January 6, 2025, and to formalize the contractor’s name change\nfrom Macera Crematorium, Inc. to Monarch Crematory. Authorize the Chief\nMedical Examiner to execute a retroactive sole source amendment to further\nextend the agreement with current contractor Monarch Crematory for one year\nwith two six-month options, and continue contracting with Desert Cremation\nSociety, Inc., and Union Cemetery Association for as-needed cremation\nservices for a not-to exceed annual amount of $353,000 for the Department of\nMedical Examiner (DME) and $563,000 for the Department of Health Services\n(DHS), and an aggregate not-to-exceed annual amount of $916,000\n(collectively), until such time as DME can establish new Master Agreements for\nas-needed cremation services. Retroactively approve annual expenditure\namounts with the contractors for the provision of as-needed cremation services\nfor DME and DHS. (Department of Medical Examiner) APPROVE (26-3219)