Title
Airport Medical Services
Action
Action:
A. Approve a three-year contract with Mecklenburg County Emergency Medical Service Agency for emergency medical services, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to extend the contract for two additional, one-year terms with possible price adjustments as stipulated by the contract.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Brent Cagle, Aviation
Jack Christine, Aviation
Explanation
§ The contract with the Mecklenburg County Emergency Medical Services Agency (Medic) is for medical response services in the Airport Terminal.
§ The arrangement is an inter-governmental agreement between the City of Charlotte and Medic, which is a joint government agency by way of Mecklenburg County and the Charlotte Hospital Authority.
§ Medic’s presence at the Terminal allows for quick response times to medical incidents and provides for an enhanced level of medical care available to Airport passengers and tenants.
§ The Airport averages 2,200 medical incidents each year within the Terminal, that require medical response.
§ On January 26, 2015, City Council approved a one-year contract with the option to extend the contract for two additional, one-year terms.
§ A waiver of a competitive solicitation process may be granted when deemed appropriate and in the City’s best interest. Such a finding has been made and a waiver granted for this procurement.
§ The estimated contract expenditure for the first year is $622,741 with an annual rate increase not to exceed three percent.
Charlotte Business INClusion
No subcontracting goal was established because there are no opportunities (Part C: Section 2.1(a) of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy).
Fiscal Note
Funding: Aviation Operating Budget