In February 2018, City Council approved Resolution 18-R-03 approving a contract with Bound Tree Medical and Henry Schein, Inc. for the purchase of medical supplies totaling no more than $150,000 and $75,000 respectively.  Because of the pandemic and with the increase in COVID type calls, we were approved by the Federal Government to purchase certain medical supplies reimbursed by the Cares Act.  

To date our expenses with Henry Schein is $66,343 and with Bound Tree Medical is $95,377; however, with the demands on resources created by our response to COVID, EMS anticipate exceeded the current NTE amounts through the end of the fiscal year.

Because of these increases, staff recommends increasing the Not to Exceed (NTE) limits by $25,000 for each vendor.  

 

To increase the spending limits of the existing contractes to continue purchasing needed medical supplies. 

These medical supplies will be used on EMS calls.  

Approval of Resolution 21-R-36 authorizing additional expenditures with Bound Tree Medical totaling no more than $175,000 and with Henry Schein, Inc. totaling no more than $100,000 for medical supplies. 

There will be no fiscal impact and no increase to the EMS medical supply budget since these medical supplies purchased were reimbursed through the CARES Act.

Staff recommends approval of Resolution No. 21-R-36