TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager to amend the contract amounts with Life Assist, Inc., of Rancho Cordova, CA, under Contract No. 31836; Bound Tree Medical, LLC, of Dublin, OH, under Contract No. 31837; and Mozena Medical Supplies & Equipment, of Long Beach, CA, under Contract No. 31838 from Specifications No. PA-01710, in a combined additional amount of $90,000 annually, bringing the total annual combined contract amount not to exceed $340,000, for the purchase of emergency medical supplies. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is being requested to increase the annual contract amounts with Life Assist, Inc., Bound Tree Medical, LLC, and Mozena Medical Supplies & Equipment, Inc., for emergency medical supplies that support the Fire Department Paramedics. These contracts are required to obtain a full-range of emergency medical products including bandages, extrication collars, burn sheets and pharmaceuticals, utilized in patient care for emergency response and transport. Prior City Council action on October 5, 2010, authorized a combined estimated annual amount of $250,000. Emergency medical supply requirements generally increase during the summer months, and this factor was not taken into account in the existing contract amounts. Therefore, the recommended action is being requested to cover the cost of additional requirements.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Amy R. Burton on May 3, 2011 and Budget Management Officer Victoria Bell on May 6, 2011.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action is requested on May 24, 2011 to maintain continuity of supplies.
FISCAL IMPACT
Sufficient funding for the additional contract amount of $90,000 is budgeted in the General Fund (GP) in the Fire Department (FD). There are no job impacts associated with the recommended action.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
DAVID NAKAMOTO
ACTING DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
APPROVED:
PATRICK H. WEST
...
Click here for full text