2023/08/09 Council Agenda Packet

Page 17 of 41 Ambulance Unit Maintenance: All vehicles, equipment, and supplies must be maintained in a clean, sanitary, and safe mechanical condition always. The Supplier must provide a vehicle maintenance program that is designed and conducted to achieve high standards of reliability appropriate to a modern emergency and non-emergency BLS ambulance service by utilizing appropriately trained personnel knowledgeable in the maintenance and repair of ambulances, developing, and implementing standardized maintenance practices, and incorporating an automated maintenance program record keeping system. Maintenance records demonstrating manufacturers recommended service completion must be available for each vehicle upon request. All phone number advertising and communication markings on ambulance units shall emphasize the "9-1- 1" emergency telephone number. The advertising of other telephone numbers for any type of emergency service is not permitted. The Supplier should propose a plan for timely response to EFD requests for bariatric service. In the event that Supplier’s proposal contains such a plan and Supplier is selected, the final Contract Documents will contain a provision about that plan that supersedes or supplements this paragraph. If no bariatric unit is proposed, the Supplier will equip all units with gurneys capable of 500lb patient lift minimum. The Supplier must report all vehicle collisions from the previous month involving the Supplier’s vehicles in the Monthly Performance and Compliance Report. Mass Casualty Vehicle: It is desired that the Supplier provide an equipped mass casualty vehicle. This vehicle will be kept in good working condition and will be available for emergency response to the scene. The vehicle should not be operated as an ambulance unit for day-to-day operations but may be used as a supervisor vehicle. This vehicle may carry personnel and equipment to the incident site. If proposed, proposals must include a description of both the disaster mass causality response vehicle itself, the minimum equipment inventory to be stored in it and a description of the mechanism that will be used for inventorying and assessing the ongoing usefulness of such equipment. At a minimum, equipment inventory must include patient immobilization supplies, patient moving supplies, cervical collars, head immobilization sets, tourniquets, bandaging material, and blankets. In the event that Supplier’s proposal proposes a mass casualty vehicle, the final Contract Documents will contain a provision about that plan that supersedes or supplements this paragraph. 2.16 WORK SCHEDULES AND WORKING CONDITIONS The Supplier must utilize reasonable work schedules and shift assignments that provide adequate working conditions. The primary concern is patient care, and the Supplier must utilize management principles that ensure that field personnel working extended shifts, part-time jobs, voluntary overtime, or mandatory overtime, are not exhausted to an extent that may impair judgment or motor skills. As the result of the wide variety of management practices utilized throughout the industry, no specific requirements or restrictions regarding work schedules and working conditions may apply. The City reserves the right to view schedules prior to implementation and to review them at any time.