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City Council Agenda Request
October 18, 2022
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AGENDA REQUEST NO: III.C.
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| | AGENDA OF: City Council Meeting |
| | INITIATED BY: Doug Boeker, Fire - EMS Chief |
| | PRESENTED BY: Doug Boeker, Fire - EMS Chief |
| | RESPONSIBLE DEPARTMENT: Fire |
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| | | | | | | | | AGENDA CAPTION: | | Consideration of and action on authorization of a Contract with Bound Tree Medical LLC, in the amount of $165,000.00 through BuyBoard Cooperative Purchasing Contract No. 610-20, for the purchase of emergency medical equipment and supplies. |
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| | | | | | | | | RECOMMENDED ACTION: | | The Fire-EMS Department recommends that the City Council approve a Blanket Purchase Order with Bound Tree Medical, LLC, in the amount of $165,000.00, for the purchase of emergency medical supplies and equipment for Fiscal Year 2023. |
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| | | | | | | | | EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: | The Sugar Land Fire-EMS Department currently utilizes Bound Tree Medical, LLC, for emergency medical supplies and equipment needs through a Blanket Purchase Order. Under Policy Number PU116, Blanket Purchase Orders are to be used when the City will:
• Purchase repetitive, specified services or goods from the same vendor over a period of one year or less.
• Different departments will either purchase directly or be charged by a department for items purchased.
• Enable the buyer to obtain more favorable pricing through volume commitments.
In Fiscal Year 2022 specifically, Bound Tree Medical, LLC provided the following EMS supplies for the Fire-EMS Department's medic units:
• Medications
• I.V. Products & Syringes
• Airway & Oxygen Delivery
• Diagnostics
• Infection Control & PPE
• Splinting, Immobilization, & Wound Care
• Suction
The Fire-EMS Department expects to purchase the same types of supplies in Fiscal Year 2023. The City receives Buy Board’s pricing under Contract No. 610-20 with Bound Tree Medical, LLC. Funds for the purchases are in the Fire-EMS operating budget.
The Fire-EMS Department recommends that the City Council approve a Blanket Purchase Order with Bound Tree Medical, LLC, in the amount of $165,000.00, for the purchase of emergency medical supplies and equipment for Fiscal Year 2023.
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| BUDGET |
| | EXPENDITURE REQUIRED: $165,000.00 |
| | CURRENT BUDGET: $165,000.00 |
| | ADDITIONAL FUNDING: N/A |
| | FUNDING SOURCE:Fire Operating Budget |
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