RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Fire Chief, to execute a purchase order with American Medical Response, in an amount not to exceed $983,000, for the purchase of medical equipment in ambulance vehicles.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Budgeted; 100% CCCFPD EMS Transport Fund

BACKGROUND:

On May 12, 2020, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors authorized the Fire Chief to execute a contract extension to provide emergency ambulance services and a contract amendment and extension with American Medical Response as the subcontractor for the next five years. A component of this amendment is for the Fire District to purchase the rolling stock for the next five-year term. As part of the requirement of the amendment, the District will purchase 20 ambulances and the necessary upfitting equipment. This purchase is to equip the new ambulances with gurneys, stair chairs, defibrillators, iPads, and associated equipment.