HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03312015 - C.124RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator, or designee, to enter into a contract with Citygate
Associates, LLC in an amount not to exceed $93,381 for independent financial consultant services related to the
Emergency Medical Services Ambulance Request for Proposals process for the period April 1 through December 31,
2015.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The cost of the contract is $93,381, which will be funded from the County General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
On September 9, 2014, the Board of Supervisors directed the County Administrator to secure a contract with an
independent financial consultant to assist in validating the economic impact of bids received through the Emergency
Medical Service (EMS) ambulance request for proposals (RFP) process. On January 13, 2015, the EMS Agency was
directed to submit the Final Draft RFP to the California EMS Authority for review and approval, which included to
the final financial components requested of bidders in their responses to the RFP.
The County Administrator's Office is recommending that Citygate Associates LLC conduct the independent financial
analysis of all bids received in response the RFP.
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/31/2015 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
ABSENT:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Timothy Ewell, (925)
335-1036
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors
on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 31, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc: Pat Frost, EMS Agency Director, Stewart Gary, Citygate Associates LLC, Pat Godley, HSD Chief Financial Officer, Rick Keller, Fitch & Associates, LLC
C.124
To:Board of Supervisors
From:David Twa, County Administrator
Date:March 31, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:CONTRACT WITH CITYGATE ASSOCIATES LLC FOR INDEPENDANT FINANCIAL CONSULTANT
SERVICES RELATED TO THE EMS AMBULANCE RFP PROCESS
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Citygate brings a great deal of knowledge and experience to this process and is familiar with not only traditional
medical reimbursements, but federal Ground Emergency Medical Transport (GEMT) reimbursements. Citygate will
establish a baseline for revenues and expenditures under the EMS Agency’s current service delivery model and will
later compare bids received against that baseline to communicate the relative financial impact and risk exposure to
our County for each bid received.
Ultimately, Citygate will release a Final Report integrating these findings to help inform the Board’s decision on
awarding the next ambulance contract. In addition, Citygate representatives will be in attendance at Board meetings
during contract award deliberations to assist with questions of Board members and stakeholders.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The contract with Citygate Associates LLC will not be executed leaving the County without an independent financial
consultant to evaluate bids received in response to the EMS Ambulance RFP.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
No impact.