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An ordinance granting the Purchasing Agent the authority to extend the term of contract number 458569 for the Fire Emergency Medical Services Billing and Collection contract.
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WHEREAS, the fire emergency medical services billing and collection contract was competitively procured and awarded for a term of sixty (60) months; and,
WHEREAS, contract number 458569 was awarded to Digitech Computer, LLC in 2019; and,
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government’s current contract with Digitech Computer, LLC, will expire in August of 2024; and,
WHEREAS, section 4.12.160(A) of the Metropolitan Code limits the term of contracts for services to sixty (60) months, unless otherwise authorized by the Metropolitan Council; and,
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent has recommended that contract number 458569 for the fire emergency medical services billing and collection services be extended for an additional ten (10) months for a total term of seventy (70) months; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the Metropolitan Government for the Purchasing Agent to have the option to extend the term of contract number 458569.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:
Section 1. That the Purchasing Agent is hereby authorized to extend contract number 458569 for ten (10) additional months, if the Purchasing Agent determines that such extension is in the best interest of the Metropolitan Government.
Section 2. That any amendment to contract number 458569 shall be approved by resolution of the Metropolitan Council receiving at least twenty-one (21) affirmative votes.
Section 3. This ordinance shall take effect from and after its passage, the welfare of the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.
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This ordinance grants the Purchasing Agent the authority to extend the term of contract number 458569 between the Metropolitan Government and Digitech Computer, LLC. The contract was originally awarded through competitive bid for Fire Emergency Medical Services Billing and Collection.
The original contract began on August 29, 2019, with a sixty-month term. Section 4.12.060(A) of the Metropolitan Code limits the term of contracts for services to sixty (60) months, unless otherwise approved by the Metropolitan Council.
The Purchasing Agent recommends this contract be extended for an additional 10 months, for a total term of 70 months.
If this ordinance is approved, the contract term be extended to June 30, 2025. In addition, the contract value would be increased by $890,000, for a total of $5,890,000. The amendment further adds language required by Tenn. Code Ann. § 12-4-119 prohibiting the contractor from engaging in a boycott of Israel for the duration of the contract. Exhibit A, the pricing list, would be replaced.
Fiscal Note: This amendment increases the estimated life value of contract 458569 to $5,890,000 to be paid from Fund 10101, Business Unit 32114210.