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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Authorizing The Appropriate City Officials To Issue The Attached Blanket Purchase Order Between Life Extension Clinics, Inc., D/B/A Life Scan Wellness Centers, To Provide Annual Health Screening Physicals For The Fire Rescue & Beach Safety and Ancillary Personnel In The Estimated Annual Amount of $88,160.00.
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Staff Recommends: Approval Of The Attached Resolution.
Explanation:
The Department of Human Resources requires an agreement with a qualified vendor to provide health screening services including a comprehensive medical physical/examination for eligible Fire Rescue & Beach Safety personnel in order to provide the City’s contractually negotiated annual medical examination benefit paid for by the City.
In addition, the Department of Human Resources will make available the health screening services including a comprehensive medical physical/examination to ancillary City personnel with all costs to be borne by the employee and at no cost to the City.
The Department of Human Resources staff researched and reviewed medical health screening physical services available and determined Life Extension Clinic, Inc. d/b/a Life Scan Wellness Centers was the provider best able to meet contractually negotiated annual medical examination benefit requirements.
On February 21, 2018, the Procurement Services Division posted Notice to Sole Source Number NTSS-012-18 to procure Annual Physical Examinations, electronically on BidSync to vendors and in various locations in City Hall, and identified February 28, 2018, as the posting expiration date.
The Procurement Services Division received one challenge of Notice to Sole Source Number NTSS-012-18 from MDNow, but after numerous attempts to obtain comparison pricing; MDNow determined they were unable to provide identical services and opted to withdraw the contest.
Section 38.40 (C) (8) of the City’s Purchasing Ordinance provides that purchases of, and contracts for, supplies or contractual services, when the City Commission declares by a five-sevenths (5/7ths) affirmative vote that competitive bidding is not in the best interest of the City, are exempt from the competitive bidding process.
Life Extension Clinic, Inc. d/b/a Life Scan Wellness Centers has supplied the required services to the City of Hollywood in a satisfactory manner.
Funding for the attached purchase order has been appropriated exists in the Department of Human Resources budget account number 58.1241.00000.590.009199 (Insurance Premiums - Health) and will be budgeted in subsequent years.
The Director of Human Resources and the Director of Procurement Services & Contract Compliance recommend that the City Commission approve the issuance of the attached Blanket Purchase Order with Life Extension Clinic, Inc. d/b/a Life Scan Wellness Centers for health screening services including comprehensive medical physical/examination for eligible Fire Rescue & Beach Safety personnel for an estimated annual amount of $88,160.00.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Dr. Wazir A. Ishmael, City Manager
George R. Keller, Jr. CPPT, Assistant City Manager for Public Safety,
Interim Assistant City Manager for Finance and Administration
Cintya Ramos, Director, Finance and Administration
Tammie Hechler, Director, Human Resources
Paul A. Bassar, Director of Procurement & Contract Compliance