(16)AR 060507 Cardiac Monitor/Defibrillators

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ITEM #16 CITY OF COLTON AGENDA REPORT FOR COUNCIL MEETING OF June 5, 2007 TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: Tom Hendrix, Fire Chief SUBJECT: Award of bid for five Twelve Lead Cardiac Monitor/Defibrillators to Zoll Medical Corporation in the Amount of $73,861.03 DATE: May 29, 2007 BACKGROUND: The Fire Department provides paramedic services to the community from each of four fire stations in the City. Each paramedic unit carries a cardiac monitor/defibrillator and two are in reserve. The monitor/defibrillators are used to monitor a patient's heart rhythm and if necessary provide an electrical defibrillation in conjunction with drug therapy. The field use of drugtherapy therapy and/or_ electrical defibrillation are advanced emergency procedures, which require extensive training and perfect operating equipment. The front-line monitor/defibrillators currently in service are approximately seven years old and have begun to require frequent repairs and adjustments. As they become older the likelihood of a malfunction in the field increases. The Fire Department has been awarded two grants, which provide funding to replace five existing monitor/defibrillators with twelve lead monitor/defibrillators, which offer improved capabilities to monitor a patient's heart rhythm. The 2005 State Homeland Security Grant, in the amount of $18,122.00, was approved by the City Council on October 3, 2006, and the 2006 Assistance to Firefighters Grant, in the amount of $58,201.00, was approved by Council on January 16, 2007. DISCUSSION/ANALYSIS: The Fire Department has an opportunity to "piggyback" on to Los Angeles County Contract Number ISD 41877 for the purchase of five monitor/defibrillators built by ZOLL Medical Corporation. This contract expires in February 2008. Los Angeles County received five bid responses and of those, three were reviewed by the Los Angeles County EMS division and evaluated by their Equipment Committee. ZOLL Medical Corporation was selected because they most closely met the bid specs. Since the funding for this equipment is from two separate grants, two purchase orders will be used to facilitate grant tracking and auditing. Per City of Colton Municipal code Section 3.08.140 C, bidding exemption is authorized, and allows the City to "piggyback" onto an existing contract of a governmental entity. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The total cost of the five monitor/defibrillators and accessories is $73,861.03, including tax. The City will receive grant reimbursement once the purchases are completed.