TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Steve Charelian, Finance Director
Libby Bretthauer, Financial Services Manager
Emy-Rose Hanna, Revenue Services Supervisor
Mario Hernandez, Purchasing Supervisor
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Resolution Approving a Five-Year Agreement with Wittman Enterprises LLC for Emergency Medical and Fire Inspection Billing and Collection Services for an Estimated Annual Amount of $64,000 (Finance Director Charelian).
A) WAIVE FORMAL BIDDING (COOPERATIVE PURCHASING)
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 22-0074
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council take the following actions:
a) Waive formal bidding per Municipal Code Section 2.36.150 (cooperative purchasing)
b) Approve a five-year agreement for emergency medical and fire inspection billing and collection services with Wittman Enterprises LLC for an estimated annual amount of $64,000.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The total estimated value of the contract with Wittman Enterprise LLC is $64,000 annually for both emergency medical and fire inspection billing and collection services. Of this amount, $41,000 is the estimated annual cost for medical billing (which brings in approximately $950,000 in annual revenues) and the other $23,000 is the estimated annual cost for fire inspection billing (which brings in approximately $250,000 in annual revenues). In the event that medical billing or fire inspections exceed estimates, the actual amount paid to Wittman Enterprises LLC may exceed $64,000. However, this would also result in increased revenue for medical billing services and/or fire inspections to the City offsetting the higher costs.
BACKGROUND:
Since 2005, the City has contracted out emergency medical billing and collection services due to its technical and specialized nature. During the last few years, the City's current vendor has changed ...
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