Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to associate the General Budget Reservation resulting from this ordinance with the Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement for pharmaceutical supplies with BoundTree Medical LLC, as required for approval by City Council for an expenditure of more than $100,000.00, per 329.19(g), for the purchase of these pharmaceutical supplies for the Division of Fire. The Fire Division needs to purchase pharmaceutical supplies for daily use in emergency medical service (EMS) operations. An existing Universal Term Contract was established by the Purchasing Office for such purpose with BoundTree Medical LLC.
Bid Information: A Universal Term Contract exists for this purchase: BoundTree / Pharmaceuticals (PA001355 / Exp. 06-30-18).
Contract Compliance: BoundTree Medical LLC #31-1739487 (Active C.C./Vendor #005886)
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested to make funding immediately available to replenish inventory of pharmaceutical supplies.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $50,000.00 from the General Fund operating budget to purchase pharmaceutical supplies for the Division of Fire. The Fire Division budgeted $1.47M in 2017 for pharmaceutical and medical supplies; the Fire Division has encumbered/expended $1.42M thus far in 2017 for medical/pharmaceutical supplies. Approximately $1.44M was encumbered/spent in 2016; $1,300,000.00 was encumbered/spent in years 2015 and 2014 for EMS miscellaneous medical supplies and pharmaceuticals. This ordinance will authorize a purchase order with BoundTree Medical LLC in the amount of $50,000.00.
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To authorize and direct the Finance and Management Director to associate the General Budget Reservation resulting from this ordinance with the Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreement with BoundTree Medical LLC for the purchase of EMS pharmaceutical supplies for the Division of Fire; to aut...
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