Marathon Health would run Denton County's employee health clinic starting Nov. 1 under a contract up for approval next week.
Commissioners on Tuesday, Oct. 27, will consider a health services agreement with Marathon Health LLC to run the Denton County Employee Wellness Clinic. The first-year cost is capped at $567,711.60, paid from the county's employee benefit plan rather than the general budget, according to a memo from the district attorney's civil division.
The initial term runs from Nov. 1, 2026, through Oct. 31, 2027, and the county can renew it for up to three more one-year terms.
The court awarded the bid to Marathon Health at a brief special meeting on Oct. 5. That agenda listed the award as confidential until a contract was approved, as state purchasing law allows.
A second try at the bid
The county already pays an outside provider to staff and manage the clinic, which serves eligible employees, retirees, their spouses and dependents, and job applicants who need physical exams, according to a July 28 memo from Purchasing Director Scott Arledge.
An earlier request for proposals was scrapped, and all proposals rejected, because its specifications did not fully cover the county's needs, the memo said. With more employees now working at sites outside the city of Denton, commissioners asked for new specifications aimed at broader geographic access.
The rewritten request required the existing Denton clinic to be ready from day one and asked bidders for a plan to extend service to employees in outlying areas.
What the clinic covers
The specifications describe primary care, preventive and wellness services, and non-DOT drug and alcohol testing. The clinic occupies about 1,551 square feet at 3900 Morse St. in Denton. Its hours listed in the bid were 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays, closed weekends and county holidays.
