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Financial/Economic Development

Goal 2: Seek New or Alternative Funding Sources
Objective 1: Organize to Improve Cost Recovery and Enhance Funding
Project Performance Measure(s) City Service Team (Department)
Core Ambulance RFP Project Completion Neighborhood Services (Fire)
FED
2.1.2
Summary:
Milestone Estimated Actual
The current contract with AMR will end September Completion Completion
30,2018. The Fire Department, in partnership with Council Approval to issue RFP Dec. 2017 Dec. 2017
Purchasing, received approval from City Council to Release of RFP Jan. 2018 Jan. 2018
issue a request for proposal (RFP) to source a new Vendor Response Period Jan. 2018 Feb. 2018
ambulance contract. RFP Evaluation Mar. 2018 Apr. 2018
Contract Implementation Oct. 2018 Oct. 2018
The proposed ambulance services RFP includes
improvements to the current contract and is
designed to maintain the City’s current $0 general
fund direct subsidy position. City staff has
determined that using the RFP method to solicit
responses, including but not limited to ambulance
services, will be in the best interest and value to the
City by allowing for negotiation of both price and
contract terms. Negotiation is the key to ensuring
that the City control cost without sacrificing service
quality.

Update:
All contract documents were signed and in place
st
prior to the October 1 contract start date.

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