LA County Board

63. Cremation Services Retroactive Sole Source Agreement Amendment Recommendation: Authorize the Chief Medical Examiner to retroactively amend a Master Agreement with Monarch Crematory (formerly known as Macera Crematorium, Inc.), to retroactively extend the term of the agreement for a one-year term, from January 6, 2025 to January 5, 2026, and to allow for the retroactive payment estimated at the amount of $226,000 for cremation services provided by Monarch Crematory (formerly known as Macera Crematorium, Inc.) since January 6, 2025, and to formalize the contractor’s name change from Macera Crematorium, Inc. to Monarch Crematory. Authorize the Chief Medical Examiner to execute a retroactive sole source amendment to further extend the agreement with current contractor Monarch Crematory for one year with two six-month options, and continue contracting with Desert Cremation Society, Inc., and Union Cemetery Association for as-needed cremation services for a not-to exceed annual amount of $353,000 for the Department of Medical Examiner (DME) and $563,000 for the Department of Health Services (DHS), and an aggregate not-to-exceed annual amount of $916,000 (collectively), until such time as DME can establish new Master Agreements for as-needed cremation services. Retroactively approve annual expenditure amounts with the contractors for the provision of as-needed cremation services for DME and DHS. (Department of Medical Examiner) APPROVE (26-3219)