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AMENDMENT TO EXTEND TERM OF FALCK AMBULANCE SERVICES AGREEMENT
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DEPARTMENT: FIRE & RESCUE DEPARTMENT
PRESENTED BY: DANIEL A. STEFANO, FIRE CHIEF JASON PYLE, ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF
CONTACT INFORMATION: JASON PYLE, ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF, (714) 754-5155
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends approval of the attached Amendment Number One extending the term of the Ambulance Services Agreement with Falck Mobile Health Corp, (Previously known as Care Ambulance) for the continuation of emergency ambulance operator and support services until July 31, 2024, adjust the compensation as discussed herein, appropriate the increase of $550,00 in the Fire Department's operating budget, and authorize the City Manager to execute the Amendment.
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BACKGROUND:
Pursuant to California Health & Safety Code Section 1797.201, because the City of Costa Mesa has provided and/or contracted for emergency ambulance services continuously at least since June 1, 1980, the City has retained all rights, remedies, and privileges regarding the provision, administration, and operational control of all prehospital Emergency Medical Services (EMS) within its jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, emergency ambulance response and patient transport services.
In accordance with its Section 1797.201 powers, on December 20, 2017 the City initiated a competitive process by issuing a "Request for Proposals," coordinated by the Fire & Rescue Department, in which qualified ambulance companies were reviewed, analyzed, and compared. The Fire & Rescue Department chose to use the competitive process format outlined in California Emergency Medical Services Authority Publication #141 due to its efficiency, rather than developing a new format.
On July 17, 2018, the City Council accepted the proposal submitted by Care Ambulance Service, Inc., (now DBA as Falck) and authorized the Fire Department to negotiate an agreement for the provision of emergency ambulance operator servic...
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