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HomeMy WebLinkAboutcover memoCITY OF MIAMI, FLORIDA INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM CA.2 TO : FROM : Honorable Mayo Me i+i rs of th Joe A ' la Chief l • ministrator/City Manager NOV 2 5 2003 DATE : FILE : FM.133.doc SUBJECT : Amending Resolution No. 03-298 to include additional Lifepak accessories and increasing Lifepak 12 REFERENCES : Defibrillator/Monitors and Accessories Contract ENCLOSURES: Resolution RECOMMENDATION It is respectfully recommended that the City Commission adopt the attached Resolution amending Resolution No. 03-298, adopted March 27, 2003, to include additional Lifepak accessories and authorizing an increase in the contract amount with Medtronic Physio-Control Corporation, a non-minority/non-local vendor, located at 11811 Willows Road NE, P.O. Box 97023, Redmond, WA 98073, the sole source provider, in an estimated annual amount of $50,000; thereby increasing the total annual amount for the Department of Fire -Rescue from $89,479.75 to $139,479.75. Funds for this increase in an annual amount of $50,000 are available from the Department of Fire -Rescue Operating Budget Account Code No. 001000.280601.6.714, subject to availability of funds. BACKGROUND The Department of Fire -Rescue requires the replenishment of its inventory of Lifepak accessories such as patient cables, recording paper, electrodes, and battery paks to support the Department's day-to-day operations. The additional Lifepak accessories are necessary to meet emergency medical response standards and assure the compatibility of the Department's current inventory of Lifepak automated external defibrillation/monitor systems model Nos. 10, 11 and 12. Pursuant to Resolution No. 03-298, adopted on March 27, 2003, Medtronic Physio-Control Corporation was determined to be the sole source provider of this equipment based upon field test of market comparables that conclusively proved the superior function and reliability of the Medtronic Physio-Control products. It is necessary to include the proposed Lifepak accessories and to increase the total contract amount with Medtronic Physio-Control, at an estimated annual cost of $50,000, from $89,479.75 to $139,479.75. Fiscal Impact: None - Budgeted Item. J WBIMLK/TFfjam