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AGENDA ITEM
July 14 1h 2015
TO: Honorable Mayor and
Members of the City Council
THRU: Rick Otto
Interim City Manager
FROM: Patrick Dibb, Fire Chico
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To Be Presented By: Josh Gerard,
Administrative Captain
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1. SUBJECT
Purchase Medical Supplies from Life - Assist, Inc. in excess of $30,000 through a cooperative
purchasing agreement.
2. SUMMARY
The Fire Department purchases medical supplies from several vendors, Life - Assist, Inc. is one of
these vendors. On July 3, 2013, Life - Assist was awarded a pricing contract with the City of
Ontario; the contract period is 1 year with an option for 3 additional 1 -year extensions. Life -
Assist, Inc. has agreed to extend this pricing under a cooperative purchasing agreement to the
City of Orange for the duration of the contract period ending June 30, 2017.
3. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Approve the continued total purchase amount of $93,500 per fiscal year for the duration of the
contract period ending June 30, 2017.
4. FISCAL IMPACT
Sufficient funding is budgeted and available in expenditure account:
100.3022.53510.00000 (Fire PM Medical Supplies) $93,500
5. STRATEGIC PLAN GOALS)
1. Provide for a safe community.
a. Provide staffing and resources to deliver services that ensure public safety.
6. GENERAL PLAN IMPLEMENTATION
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Public Safety Goal 6.0: Provide public safety services of the highest quality.
Policy 6.7: Maintain and update the City's Multi- Hazard Functional Plan as needed, and ensure
ongoing consistency between the General Plan and the Multi- Hazard Functional Plan and Fire
Department Strategic Deployment Plan.
7. DISCUSSION and BACKGROUND
The Fire Department purchases medical supplies from a variety of specialized vendors. Life -
Assist, Inc. is one of those vendors that provide the greatest selection of products and best
customer service. Life - Assist has agreed to extend the contract pricing that was negotiated with
the City of Ontario to the City of Orange. This bid ensures competitive pricing in addition to
good customer service.
It is recommended that the City Council continue to approve the purchase of medical supplies
from Life - Assist, Inc. through a cooperative purchasing agreement ending June 30, 2017.
18. ATTACHMENTS
Letter from Life - Assist extending City of Ontario pricing to the City of Orange.
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