--0000000000003031830649f005b7 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Its happening! just waiting on some ideas of numbers Sharon, Speirs General Manager Vancouver, BC Office: 778.279.3634 sspeirs@thekey.com TheKey.ca [image: TheKey] ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Testino, Costanza [VCH] Date: Mon, Feb 2, 2026 at 5:24=E2=80=AFPM Subject: RE: Sea to Sky Proposal To: Sharon Speirs Thank you so much for your detailed response, Sharon. We will share with operations re the need to know # of clients to be discharged + weekly contact (which makes sense and I expect they would be open to) and get back to you soon. We=E2=80=99ll also get us started on the contract draft. Kind regards, Costanza *Costanza Testino* Acting Sr. Director, Contract Advisory Contract Management Office *Vancouver Coastal Health* mobile 778 558 2403 e-mail costanza.testino@vch.ca For scheduling queries, please contact Karen Ku at karen.ku@vch.ca I acknowledge that my place of work lies on the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh Nations. The content of this e-mail is confidential and may be privileged. If you receive this e-mail in error, please contact the sender and delete it immediately. *From:* Sharon Speirs *Sent:* Monday, February 02, 2026 2:49 PM *To:* Testino, Costanza [VCH] ; Wong, Melissa [VCH] *Cc:* Timothy Thomas *Subject:* Fwd: Sea to Sky Proposal *EXTERNAL SENDER.* Does this email look suspicious? Click on Report Message/Phish Alert in the top right of your Outlook toolbar or forward to spam@phsa.ca and *Do not* open attachments or click on links. ------------------------------ Good afternoon Costanza Thank you for allowing us a little bit of time as we work through how we can best support clients in the Sea to Sky Corridor. I want to address each of your questions below; please see my answers in red. ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: *Testino, Costanza [VCH]* Date: Fri, Jan 30, 2026 at 11:46=E2=80=AFAM Subject: RE: Sea to Sky Proposal To: Sharon Speirs Cc: Timothy Thomas , Wong, Melissa [VCH] Hello Shannon, Hope you=E2=80=99re well. It=E2=80=99s been a while since we last connected= and I am finally following up on the proposal you submitted re: the Sea to Sky region. We have some questions I am hoping you can answer: - Could you please confirm that your proposed flat daily rate of $1,400 per client still stands and is inclusive of caregiver compensation, transportation, mileage, and accommodation? Yes this is the rate we are proposing but we are asking for 48 hours notice to cancel care and or switch to the 8 hour min.The reason for this is based on caregiver pool being less for that corridor as well as having to secure accomodation an= d transportation ahead of time. - Our hope would be to initiate service very soon and have a contract in place until April 1, 2027. Could you please let us know if the proposed flat da