Subject:
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Agreement with Howmedica Osteonics Corp. d/b/a Stryker Sales, LLC for Stryker Medical - Hydraulic Stretchers.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval of the agreement with Stryker Sales, LLC for Stryker Medical - Hydraulic Stretchers.
• Purchase of this medical equipment allows for the standardization of equipment and training across all agencies.
• This non-competitive purchase was reviewed and approved by the Non-Compete Committee June 7, 2022.
• Stryker Sales, LLC will provide eleven Power-PRO XT Powered Ambulance Cots and seventeen Stair-PRO Stair Chairs for Emergency Medical Services and Fire Administration.
• Use of the Power-PRO XT Powered Ambulance Cot has proven to reduce spinal loading, resulting in reduced injuries, lost or modified workdays and Workers’ Compensation costs, and increased recruitment and retention of EMS workers. Similarly, the Stair-PRO Stair Chairs offers reduced risk for caregiver injury when handling patients in stairway.
• Agreement in the amount of $284,088.08 is derived from the County’s annual EMS Trust Fund Distribution Grant from the State.
Contract No. 22-0369-N(PW) in the amount of $284,088.08; Authorize the Chairman to sign and Clerk of the Circuit Court to attest.
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Strategic Plan:
Ensure Public Health, Safety, and Welfare
2.1 Provide planning, coordination, prevention, and protective services to ensure a safe and secure community
2.2 Be a facilitator, convener, and purchaser of services for those in need
Deliver First Class Services to the Public and Our Customers
5.3 Ensure effective and efficient delivery of county services and support
Summary:
Summary
EMS has a goal to remove all manual stretchers from the EMS system and replace them with power stretchers. Purchase of this medical equipment allows for the standardization of equipment and training across all agencies.
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Background Information:
On November 9, 2021, the Board of County Commissioners approved this grant funded expenditure as required by the Florida Department of Health EMS Grant Application.
This non-competitive purchase was reviewed and approved by the Non-Compete Committee June 7, 2022.
Fiscal Impact:
The twelve-month expenditure is not to exceed: $284,088.08.
Funding for this agreement is derived from the County’s annual EMS Trust Fund Distribution Grant from the State. The purchase was budgeted in the EMS Fund for FY22 and is consistent with the FY22 Estimate submitted for FY23 budget development.
Staff Member Responsible:
Jim Fogarty, Director, Safety and Emergency Services
Merry Celeste, Division Director, Purchasing & Risk, Administrative Services
Joe Lauro, Director, Administrative Services
Partners:
N/A
Attachments:
Goods and Services Agreement