DATE: November 6, 2024
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Financial Services Department
TITLE: AMENDMENT 4 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 4 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 $349,800, to extend the term of the agreement to October 15, 2025, appropriate $15,115 from General Fund Unassigned Fund Balance; 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 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 five one-year extension options extending the term of the agreement to October 15, 2024 and adjusted compensation for services performed.
Amendment 4 would execute the second of five one-year extensions extending the term of the agreement to October 15, 2025.
Wittman Enterprises has been billing and collecting for Oceanside's emergency medical services for over 12 years and the company continues to demonstrate competency, professio...
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