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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Negotiate and Execute a Two-Year Agreement with Wittman Enterprises, LLC, Substantially in the Same Form as Attached, for Ambulance and Alarm Billing in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $400,000 with the Option of Three One-Year Extensions for a Total Not-to-Exceed Amount of $1,000,000 for a Total of Five Years. (Fire 10032260)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
For the past five years, Wittman Enterprises, LLC (Wittman) has provided ambulance and alarm billing services for the City of Alameda (City). Staff recommends approving the proposed Service Provider Agreement with Wittman as a sole source procurement. Consistent with administrative procurement regulations, the City Manager determined it is unnecessary to follow the City's administrative selection procedures in awarding this Agreement to Wittman, given that the City has experienced satisfactory services from Wittman at a reasonable cost for the past five years. The proposed Service Provider Agreement (Agreement) compensates Wittman in the amount not-to-exceed $200,000 each year for a total of $400,000 for the initial two-year term. The proposed Agreement provides the option for extending the term on a year-by-year basis for up to three additional years, for a total five years and compensation not-to-exceed $1,000,000. The procurement of this agreement provides continuity of Fire Department ambulance and False Alarm billing services provided by Wittman.
Wittman provides similar services to the following California EMS and Fire Agencies: Berkeley, Albany, Piedmont, San Ramon, Marin County and Moraga Orinda.
BACKGROUND
On July 10, 2018, City Council authorized the City Manager to execute a Service Provider Agreement with Wittman for a one-year term with the option for four one-year extensions for a total five-year not to exceed $1,000,000.
The initial procurement with Wittman wa...
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