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DATE: November 15, 2006 CONSENT AGENDA
SUBJECT: PURCHASE TWO ZOLL E-SERIES DEFIBRILLATORS AND RELATED
EQUIPMENT
FROM: David H. Ready, City Manager
BY: Fire Chief
SUMMARY
This action would approve the purchase of two ZOLL E-Series ACLS defibrillators,
related support equipment, one year extended warranty, and one year preventative
maintenance for the fire department paramedic program.
RECOMMENDATION:
Adopt Minute Order No. _, approving the purchase of two ZOLL E-Series ACLS
defibrillators, related equipment, one year extended warrantee, and one year
preventative maintenance, from ZOLL Medical Corporation in the amount of $50,597.78
using Riverside County contract pricing.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
The Fire Department currently has four ZOLL M-Series ACLS defibrillators on the medic
squad and three fire engines. The purchase of one additional ACLS defibrillator will
provide an ACLS defibrillator at each of the city's five fire stations allowing the
paramedics to have the most advanced equipment available to them.
The E-Series defibrillator is a much improved unit compared to the four M-Series
defibrillators currently owned by the fire department. The department recommends
upgrading to the E-Series defibrillators over time. To replace the oldest M-Series unit
placed in service in 2001 when the department began the paramedic program, ZOLL is
offering a trade in allowance of $6,045.00. The department would use the trade in
allowance to reduce the cost of a second E-Series defibrillator.
ITEM NO.
City Council Staff Report
November 15, 2006 -- Page 2
Purchase of Zoll defibrillators
The Fire Department uses ZOLL defibrillators as the only brand of ACLS defibrillator in
order to ensure that its field use is standardized among the paramedics as well as
training, supplies, and the preventative maintenance program.
Section 7.09.010 of the Municipal Code provides that the City Council may authorize the
acquisition of supplies, equipment or services through a joint powers or other
cooperative purchasing program with a public entity or association of public agencies.
The County of Riverside recently awarded a purchase contract to Zoll for the ACLS
defibrillator via a cooperative purchase with the City of San Diego. In addition, since the
Fire Department already uses four (4) Zoll ACLS defibrillators, it is reasonable to
purchase the two (2) additional units directly from Zoll as the sole source provider of this
equipment. Therefore, pursuant to the requirements of Section 7.04.010 (Sole Source)
and Section 7.09.010 (Cooperative Purchases), the Assistant City Manager —
Administrative Services has determined that utilization of Riverside County's purchase
contract and the sole source procurement of these defibrillators is acceptable and will
adequately protect the public interest in that the total cost of the equipment is likely to
be less than could be obtained through an independent City competitive process.
FISCAL IMPACT; IFinance Director Review:
The Fire Department receives funds from the Riverside County EMS Agency each year
for penalties assessed to AMR Ambulance Company for extended response times in
the city. The EMS Agency requires that these funds be used to support the
department's EMS program. $30,103.70 has accrued in this account and will be used
for this purchase. The balance of the expenditure will come from the Prop 172 "Safety
Augmentation" fund. No General Fund dollars will be utilized for this purchase.
121-20-3523-53023 $30,103.70
121-20-3523-42490 $20,494,08
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Blake G. Goetz, Fire hief Trbv L. Butz[ istant City Manager
David H. Ready, City Mai el
Attachments:
1. Minute Order
MINUTE ORDER NO.
APPROVING PURCHASE OF TWO (2) ZOLL E-SERIES ACLS
DEFIBRILLATORS, RELATED EQUIPMENT, ONE YEAR EXTENDED
WARRANTEE, AND ONE YEAR PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE, FROM ZOLL
MEDICAL CORPORATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,597.78 USING
RIVERSIDE COUNTY CONTRACT PRICING.
I, James Thompson, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that this
Minute Order approving the purchase of two (2) Zoll E-series ACLS defibrillators,
related equipment, one year extended warrantee, and one year preventive
maintenance, from Zoll Medical Corporation in the amount of $50,597.78 using
Riverside County contract pricing, was adopted by the City Council of the City of Palm
Springs, California, in a meeting thereof held on the 15th day of November, 2006.
James Thompson, City Clerk