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5'46 August 8, 1989 mThe contract with Central Virginia Ambulance Service expires on September 30, 1989. In anticipation of this event, City staff has developed criteria for a new performance based ambulance system. The chief difference between the existing contract and the proposed system is that the fr~ncSis~e be required to respond to life,threatening calls within~ 8, mihutes 85% of the time or be subject to a fine. The current contract simply specifies the number of ambulances which must~be provided and th~ hours during which ~hey~ mus~t operate. Bids were received from three companies, as fol~lows: Annual 5 year Vendors ...... ~ :Subsidy8~ ' T~tal Tidewater Ambulance Service · $1~,040 Central V~rginia Ambfflance Service 545,053~ 2,.357,809 ($545,053 1st yF~; $453,189 remaining Yrs.) Atlantic AmbulanCe-Associates 6'11,39~ 3,-086,960 A committee consisting of City staff members and a representative from the Portsmouth Emergency Medical Services Advisory Co,mission rev~iewed the resP~n'S~S. ~Since th6 competitive negotiation ~rocess was'used, ~rice was only Dne serv ce being consideration among~many criteria, ~he quaIfty of the most important. After carefully r~vie~ing vendor quali~fications~ the quali~¥ of the written responses, and responses to questi~0~s during i~terview sessions w~'th the panel members, this-dommittee has recommended t~ me that the_ franchise be awarded to Tidewater Ambulance Service. I concur wi~h.the ~recomme~dation~and therefore recommend to you that the p~oposal fr~m'Tidewater ~mbu'lance Service be accepted and tha~ the franchise for emergency amb~tance~service be awarded to them." - Motion of Mr. Simpson and seconded by Mr. ~Barnes to accept the proposal from ~he Tidewater Ambulance Service and that a contract for emergency ambulance service be awarded to them as the lowest responsible bidder. Substitute motion of Mr. Simpson and seconded by Mr. Barnes to defer the item to a Public Work Session of Auqust 22 nd, a~d was adopted~by unanimous vote. 89-331 Letter from the City Manager recommending adoption of a motion to authorize acceptance of a grant award from the Virginia Department of Emergency Services which will be used to implement a Level III Hazardous Materials Emerqency Response Team and the transfer of $134,500 from the Grants Contingency Account to support the program. "I am pleased to report that Chief James D. Holloway of the Technological Hazards Branch of the Virginia Department of Emergency Services~has awarded Portsmouth a grant of-$134,500. These funds represent the second year pass-through~funding and will be used to implement a Level III Hazardous Materials Emergency Response Team. The potential for serious accidents and releases involving hazardous materials poses a s~rious th-teat for the public health, safety and welfare of citizens throughout Hampton Roads~ The City of Portsmouth's Fire Department will act as the primary response team and will be responsible for the administration of this grant. The cities of Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, and Norfolk will furnish response personnel to the composite regional team. Grant funds will be used to purchase the necessary equipment and supplies for the team and training will be conducted by the Virginia Department of Emergency Services.