DATE: November 5, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Financial Services Department
TITLE: AMENDMENT 5 TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH WITTMAN ENTERPRISES, LLC, FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES (EMS) BILLING SERVICES
RECOMMENDATION
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Staff recommends that the City Council approve Amendment 5 to the Professional Services Agreement (PSA) with Wittman Enterprises, LLC, for Emergency Medical Service billing services, with compensation based on a percentage of collections from net collected revenues, with a one-year contract expense estimated at $390,000, to extend the term of the agreement to October 15, 2026, and increase the revenue and expenditure budget in the amount of $106,024 and authorize the City Manager to execute the Amendment.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
On October 17, 2012, the City Council approved a three-year Professional Services Agreement with Wittman Enterprises (Wittman) to provide EMS Billing services. The agreement allowed for two one-year extensions.
On September 16, 2015, the City Council approved Amendment 1 extending the term of the agreement to October 16, 2018 utilizing the City of Carlsbad's competitive bidding process.
On October 17, 2018, the City Council approved Amendment 2 extending the term of the agreement to October 15, 2023 with five one-year extension options and revising the compensation for service performed utilizing the City of Costa Mesa's competitive bidding process.
On September 27, 2023, the City Council approved Amendment 3 which executed the first of the five one-year extension options extending the term of the agreement to October 15, 2024 and adjusted compensation for services performed.
On November 6, 2024 the City Council approved Amendment 4 which executed the second of the five one-year extensions extending the term of the agreement to October 15, 2025.
Amendment 5 would execute the third of the five one-year extensions extending the term of the agreement to ...
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