DEPARTMENT HEAD: Charles N. Hood
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Extending and Amending a Professional Service Agreement with Business and Professional Service relating to Emergency Medical Service Billing and Collection Services
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the Second Amendment and Extension of a Professional Services Agreement with Medical-Dental-Hospital Bureau of San Antonio, Inc. dba Business and Professional (B&P) Service to provide Emergency Medical Services billing and collection services and proposes to extend the contract for an additional six month period to begin October 1, 2018 and end on March 31, 2019.
As part of the contract extension, SAFD has proposed to remove the requirement that the Contractor covers the expense of using the City's lock box account. The City and B&P have mutually agreed to amend and extend the agreement under the new terms and conditions to March 31, 2019. The removal of the requirement that the Contractor must cover the expense of the City's lock box account has been agreed upon by both parties
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
On December 15, 2011, City Council authorized the execution of a contract with B&P for a period beginning January 1, 2012, and ending September 30, 2016 by Ordinance # 2011-12-15-1065. The contract included one (1) option to renew for a two (2) year period. On June 30, 2016, City Council authorized the extension of the agreement through September 30, 2018 by Ordinance #2016-06-30-0525.
A formal Request for Proposal (RFP) for the billing and collection of EMS fees is currently being worked on; however, this process could take up to 6 months to complete. This contract is considered a a high profile contract. The RFP went to Goal Setting on Tuesday, June 12 and the Audit Accountability Council Committee on Tuesday, June 19and is expected to be open for bid at the beginning of October 2018.
B&P has held the City's EMS billing and collection contract for the last twenty...
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