TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Michael Lang, Fire Chief
Kevin Tiscareno, Division Chief
James Craig, Fire Captain
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving an Agreement for Renewal of Subscription Based Fire/Emergency Medical Service (EMS) Incident and Fire Inspection Reporting Services with Locality Media, Inc. dba First Due, Extending the Term and Increasing the Maximum Compensation to an Estimated Value of $86,656 (Fire Chief Lang).
A) WAIVE FORMAL BIDDING (SOLE SOURCE)
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 23-0139
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
a) Waive formal bidding per Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (MBMC) Section 2.36.140 (waivers) due to sole source.
b) Adopt Resolution No. 23-0139 approving a renewal to the Agreement For Services with Locality Media, Inc. dba First Due (First Due) for subscription based fire/ emergency medical service (EMS) incident and fire inspection reporting in an amount not-to-exceed $86,656 and to extend the term for five years.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The amount requested for the five-year term of this agreement is for a total not to exceed $86,656. Sufficient funds for the $15,683 required for the first renewal term are available in the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 Fire Department's Prevention Program Budget. Future years will be budgeted accordingly for this subscription.
BACKGROUND:
First Due is a cloud-based, all-in-one software suite designed to consolidate all Fire & EMS asset tracking, incident pre-planning, fire inspections permitting and billing, and National Fire Incident Reporting System records management functions into a singular platform.
The fire service is continuing to innovate to meet the needs of our customers and to satisfy the oversite expectations of its stakeholders. An emphasis on enhanced quantitative data analysis delivers on the demands of modern firefightin...
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