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R06-023 II I 1 2 RESOLUTION NO. R- 06 -~~ 3 4 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF 5 THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, 6 APPROVING THE "PIGGY -BACK" OF A CITY OF 7 TAMARAC, FLORIDA RFP# 04-14R FOR MEDICAL 8 BILLING SERVICES WITH ADVANCED DATA 9 PROCESSING, INC. OF MIAMI, FLORIDA IN THE 10 AMOUNT OF SEVEN PERCENT (7%) OF THE 11 ACCOUNT COLLECTIONS AND AUTHORIZING 12 THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE SERVICE 13 CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT; AND PROVIDING 14 AN EFFECTIVE DATE. 15 16 WHEREAS, the Fire Department has reached a point in time where its ALS 17 transport billing program requires professional technical and workforce assistance; and 18 WHEREAS, ADP, Inc., will provide billing services that will increase both 19 efficiency and effectiveness of our current ambulance transport insurance billing program; 20 and 21 WHEREAS, upon recommendation of staff, it is the City Commission's desire to 22 piggy-back RFP#04-l4R of the City of Tamarac, Florida and enter into a Service 23 Contractor Agreement between the City of Boynton Beach and Advanced Data 24 Processing, Incorporated to provide administration, processing and collection of the costs 25 of transporting EMS patients on behalf of the City of Boynton Beach Fire Rescue 26 Department. 27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION 28 OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, THAT: 29 Section 1. The foregoing "Whereas" clauses are hereby ratified and confirmed 30 as being true and correct and are hereby made a specific part of this Resolution upon S:ICA lRESO\Agreements\Bid AwardsIPiggy-Back Tamarac - ADP.doc II I 1 adoption. 2 Section 2. The City Commission of the City of Boynton Beach, Florida, hereby 3 approves piggy-backing the RFP#04-14R of the City of Tamarac, Florida for Medical 4 Billing Services with Advanced Data Processing, Inc., of Miami, Florida in the amount of 5 seven percent (7%) of the account collections and authorizes the City Manager to execute 6 the Service Contractor Agreement with Advanced Data Processing, Inc, a copy of which is 7 attached hereto as Exhibit "A". 8 Section 3. That this Resolution shall become effective immediately. 9 PASSED AND ADOPTED this /7 day of January, 2006. 10 11 CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA 12 -----. ~ 13 a 14 15 l~ 16 17 18 19 20 Co . SlOner 21 ~fL~/Y ~ L-- 22 23 ~'SS10ner ~N 24 ~C 25 I 26 Commissioner 27 28 ATTEST: 29 30 31 3 33 34 35 36 S:ICAIRESOlAgreements\Bid AwardslPiggy-Back Tamarac - ADP.doc ,.... "b A l=,xl'\I' liT ~oG;,-oa.3 SERVICE CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOYNTON BEACH AND ADVANCED DATA PROCESSING, INCORPORATED This SERVICE CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT is made and entered into this _ day of _, 2005, between the City of Boynton Beach, a municipal corporatio~, with p,rincipal offices located at 100 E. Boynton Beach Boulevard, Boynton Beach, Florida 33425 (the CITY) and Advanced Data Processing, Inc., a Delaware corporation with principal offices located at 500 NW 165'h Street Road, Suite 104, Miami, Fl 33169 (the "CONTRACTOR") WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the CITY desires to obtain the services of said CONTRACTOR as further described herein referred to as AMBULANCE BilLING SERVICES; and WHEREAS, the CITY accepts the due diligence of the procurement process and contract for such SERVICES under the City of Tamarac, "RFB #04-14R "Medical Billing Services" and desires to obtain such services under the same terms and conditions as those represented in Tamarac's agreement with CONTRACTOR; and WHEREAS, the CONTRACTOR has reviewed the services required pursuant to this Agreement and is qualified, willing and able to provide and perform all such services in accordance with the provisions, conditions and terms hereinafter set forth. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and the terms and provisions as contained herein, the parties agree that a Contract shall exist between them consisting of the following: 1.0 SCOPE OF SERVICES CONTRACTOR hereby agrees to provide and perform the services required and necessary to complete the services and work as set forth in EXHIBIT "A" entitled "SCOPE OF SERVICES", which is attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement. 2.0 DEFINITIONS 2.1 CITY shall mean the City of Boynton Beach, a political subdivision of the state of Florida, and all officials and employees. 2.2 CONTRACTOR shall mean the individual, firm or entity offering services which, by execution of this Agreement, shall be legally obligated, responsible, and liable for providing and performing any and all of the services, work and materials, including services and/or the work of subcontractors, required under the covenants, terms and provisions contained in this Agreement. 2.3 SERVICES shall mean all services, work, materials, and all related professional, technical Page 1 of 8 and administrative activities that are necessary to perform and complete the services required pursuant to the terms and provisions of this Agreement. 3.0 OBLIGATIONS OF THE CONTRACTOR The obligations of the CONTRACTOR with respect to all the Basic services and Additional services authorized pursuant to this Agreement shall include, but not be limited to the following: 3.1 LICENSES. The CONTRACTOR agrees to obtain and maintain throughout the terms of this Contract all such licenses as are required to do business in the State of Florida, including, but not limited to, licenses required by the respective State Boards and other governmental agencies responsible for regulating and licensing the services provided and performed by the CONTRACTOR. 3.2 STANDARDS OF SERVICE. The CONTRACTOR agrees to provide and perform all services pursuant to this Agreement in accordance with generally accepted standards of professional practice and, in accordance with the laws, statutes, ordinances, codes, rules, regulations and requirements of governmental agencies which regulate or have jurisdiction over the services to be provided and/or performed by the CONTRACTOR. 3.3 CITY'S APPROVAL SHALL NOT RELIEVE CONTRACTOR OF RESPONSIBILITY. Neither review, approval, nor acceptance by CITY of data, studies, reports, memoranda, and incidental professional services, work and materials furnished hereunder by the CONTRACTOR, shall in any way relieve CONTRACTOR of responsibility for the adequacy, completeness and accuracy of its services, work and materials. Neither the CITY's review, approval or acceptance of, nor payment for, any part of the CONTRACTOR's services, work and materials shall be construed to operate as a waiver of any of the CITY's rights under this Agreement, or any cause of action it may have arising out of the performance of this Agreement. 3.4 LIABILITY - CONTRACTOR TO HOLD CITY HARMLESS. The CONTRACTOR shall be liable and agrees to be liable for, and shall indemnify, defend and hold the CITY harmless for any and all claims, suits, judgments or damages, losses and expenses including court costs, expert witness and professional consultation services, and attorneys' fees arising out of the CONTRACTOR'S errors, omissions, and/or negligence. The CONTRACTOR shall not be liable to, nor be required to indemnify the CITY for any portions of damages arising out of any error, omission, and/or negligence of the CITY, its employees, agents, or representatives. 3.5 NOT TO DIVULGE CERTAIN INFORMATION. CONTRACTOR agrees, during the term of this Agreement, not to divulge, furnish or make available to any third person, firm, or organization, without the CITY'S prior written consent, or unless incident to the proper performance of CONTRACTOR'S obligations hereunder, or as provided for or required by law, or in the course of judicial or legislative proceedings where such information has been properly subpoenaed; any non-public information concerning the services to be rendered by CONTRACTOR, AND CONTRACTOR shall require all of its employees and subcontractor(s) to comply with the provisions of this paragraph. 3.6 ADDITIONAL SERVICES. Should the CITY request the CONTRACTOR to provide and perform professional services under this contract which are not set forth in EXHIBIT "A", the CONTRACTOR agrees to provide and perform such ADDITIONAL SERVICES as may be agreed to in writing by both parties to this Agreement. Page 2 of 8 ADDITIONAL SERVICES shall be administered and executed as "CHANGE ORDERS" or "SUPPLEMENTAL TASK AUTHORIZATIONS" under the Agreement. The Contractor shall not provide or perform, nor shall the CITY incur or accept any obligation to compensate the CONTRACTOR for any ADDITIONAL SERVICES, unless a written CHANGE ORDER or SUPPLEMENTAL TASK AUTHORIZATION shall be executed by the parties. 4.0 COMPENSATION AND METHOD OF PAYMENT 4.1 BASIC SERVICES. The CITY shall pay the CONTRACTOR for all requested and authorized basic services rendered hereunder by the CONTRACTOR and completed in accordance with the requirements, provisions, and/or terms of this Agreement as set forth in EXHIBIT "B" which is attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement. 4.2 ADDITIONAL SERVICES. The CITY shall pay the CONTRACTOR for all ADDITIONAL SERVICES as have been requested and authorized by the CITY and agreed to in writing by both parties to this Agreement. 4.3 METHOD OF PAYMENT. 1) MONTHLY STATEMENTS. The CONTRACTOR shall be entitled to submit not more than one invoice statement to the CITY each calendar month covering services rendered and completed during the preceding calendar ~, month. The CONTRACTORS invoice statement(s) shall be itemized to correspond to the basis of compensation as set forth in the Agreement or CHANGE ORDER(S) or SUPPLEMENTAL TASK AUTHORIZATION(S). The CONTRACTOR'S invoice statements shall contain a breakdown of charges, description of service(s) and work provided and/or performed, and, where appropriate, supportive documentation of charges consistent with the basis of compensation set forth in the Agreement or in CHANGE ORDER(S) or SUPPLEMENTAL TASK AUTHORIZATION(S). 2) PAYMENT SCHEDULE. The CITY shall issue payment to the CONTRACTOR within thirty (30) calendar days after receipt of an invoice statement from the CONTRACTOR in an acceptable form and containing the requested breakdown and detailed description and documentation of charges. Should the CITY object or take exception to the amount of any CONTRACTOR'S invoice statement, the CITY shall notify the CONTRACTOR of such objection or exception with the thirty (30) calendar day payment period set forth hereinbefore. If such objection or exception remains unresolved at the end of said thirty (30) calendar day period, the CITY shall withhold the disputed amount and make payment to the CONTRACTOR of the amount not in dispute. Payment of any disputed amount will be resolved by the mutual agreement of the parties to this Agreement. 4.4 PAYMENT WHEN SERVICES ARE TERMINATED AT THE CONVENIENCE OF THE CITY. In the event of termination of this Agreement at the convenience of the CITY, the CITY shall compensate the CONTRACTOR for: (1) all services performed prior to the effective date of termination; (2) reimbursable expenses then due; and (3) reasonable expenses incurred by the CONTRACTOR in affecting the termination of services and work, and incurred by the submittal to the CITY of any documents. Page 3 of 8 5.0 TIME AND SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE 5.1 NOTICE TO PROCEED. Following the execution of this Agreement by both parties, and after the CONTRACTOR has complied with the insurance requirements set forth hereinafter, the CITY shall issue the CONTRACTOR a WRITTEN NOTICE TO PROCEED. Following the issuance of such NOTICE TO PROCEED the CONTRACTOR shall be authorized to commence work and the CONTRACTOR thereafter shall commence work promptly and shall carry on all such services and work as may be required in a timely and diligent manner to completion. 5.2 TERM OF AGREEMENT. Term shall be for a period as set forth in Exhibit "c" which is attached hereto and made a part of this Agreement. 6.0 ASSIGNMENT. TRANSFER AND SUBCONTRACTS The CONTRACTOR shall not assign or transfer any of its rights, benefits or obligations hereunder, except for transfers that result from: (1) the merger or consolidation of CONTRACTOR with a third party; or (2) the disestablishment of the CONTRACTOR'S professional practice and the establishment of the successor CONTRACTOR without prior written approval of the CITY. Nor shall the CONTRACTOR subcontract any of its service obligations hereunder to third parties without prior written approval of the CITY. The CONTRACTOR shall have the right, subject to the CITY's prior written approval, to employ other persons and/or firms to serve as subcontractors to CONTRACTOR in connection with the CONTRACTOR performing services and work pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement. 7.0 APPLICABLE LAW This Agreement shall be govemed by the laws, rules and regulations of the State of Florida, or the laws, rules and regulations of the United States when providing services funded by the United States government. 8.0 NON-DISCRIMINATION The CONTRACTOR for itself, its successors in interest, and assigns, as part of the consideration thereof, does hereby covenant and agree that in the furnishing of services to the CITY hereunder, no person on the grounds of race, color, national origin, handicap, or sex shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise be subjected to discrimination. 9.0 INSURANCE 1. It shall be the responsibility of the successful bidder to maintain workers' compensation insurance, property damage, liability insurance and vehicular liability insurance during the duration of this contract. Page 4 of 8 2. The successful bidder shall secure and maintain in force, throughout the duration of this contract, comprehensive general and automobile liability insurance with a minimum coverage of $1,000,000 per occurrence; $1,000,000 aggregate for personal injury; $1,000,000 per occurrence/aggregate for property damage; and, professional liability insurance in the amount of $1 ,000,000 (all professional contract services). 3. Said general liability policy shall name the City of Boynton Beach as an additional insured and shall include a provision prohibiting cancellation of said policy except upon thirty (30) days prior written notice to the City. 4. The successful bidder shall secure and maintain in force throughout the duration of this contract workers' compensation insurance to statutory limits. 5. The successful bidder shall furnish the City with a certificate of insurance after award has been made prior to the start of any work for the City. Said insurance companies must be authorized to do business in the State of Florida and the City will not accept any company that has a rating less than B+ in accordance with A.M. Best's Key Rating Guide, latest edition. 6. Reference Insurance Advisory Form (Attachment A) for additional types of insurance and limits required. The City reserves the right to require additional types of insurance, or to raise or lower the stated limits, based upon identified risk. 10.0 DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS IMPOSED ON THE CONTRACTOR The duties and obligations imposed upon the CONTRACTOR by this Agreement and the rights and remedies available hereunder shall be in addition to, and not a limitation of, any otherwise imposed or available by law or statute. 11.0 MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS The CONTRACTOR will keep and maintain adequate records and supporting documentation applicable to all of the services, work, information, expense, costs, invoices and materials provided and performed pursuant to the requirements of this Agreement. Said records and documentation will be retained by the CONTRACTOR for a minimum of five (5) years from the date of termination of this Agreement, or for such period as required by law. The CITY and its authorized agents shall, with reasonable prior notice, have the right to audit, inspect and copy all such records and documentation as often as the CITY deems necessary during the period of this Agreement, and during the period as set forth in the paragraph above. 1 2.0 HEADINGS Page 5 of 8 The headings of the Pages, Sections, Exhibits, and Attachments as contained in this Agreement are for the purpose of convenience only and shall not be deemed to expand, limit or change the provisions contained in such Pages, Section, Exhibits and Attachments. 13.0 ENTIRE AGREEMENT This Agreement, including the referenced Exhibits and Attachments, constitutes the entire Agreement between the parties and shall supersede all prior agreements or understandings, written or oral, relating to the matters set forth herein. 14.0 NOTICES AND ADDRESS 14.1 NOTICES BY CONTRACTOR TO CITY: All notices required and/or made pursuant to this Agreement to be given to the CITY shall be in writing and shall be given by the United States Postal Service to the following CITY address of record: City of Boynton Beach 100 E. Boynton Beach Boulevard Boynton Beach, Florida 33425 Attn: Chief William Bingham 14.2 NOTICES BY AUTHORITY TO CONTRACTOR All notices required and/or made pursuant to this Agreement to be given by the CITY to the CONTRACTOR shall be made in writing and shall be given by the united States Postal Service to the following CONTRACTOR'S address of record: Advanced Data Processing, Inc. 500 NW 165th Street, Suite 104 Miami, Florida 33065 Attention: Brad Williams, Vice-President Finance 14.3 CHANGE OF ADDRESS. Either party may change its address by written notice to the other party given in accordance with the requirements of this. 1 5. 0 TERMINATION This Agreement may be terminated by the CITY at its convenience, or due to the fault of the CONTRACTOR, by giving thirty (30) calendar days written notice to the CONTRACTOR. 16.0 MODIFICATIONS Modifications to the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall only be valid when issued in writing as a properly executed Supplemental Task Authorization(s) or CHANGE ORDER(S). In the event of any conflicts between the requirements, provisions, and/or terms of this Agreement and any written Supplemental Task Authorization(s) or CHANGE ORDER(S) shall Page 6 of 8 take precedence. , IN WITNESS OF THE FOREGOING, the CITY has caused this Agreement to be signed by the Ci T "I MQ..\ c...<t r , and the Contractor has executed this Agreement effective as of the date set forth above. ATTEST: BY: ( (SEAL) APPROVED AS TO FORM: , Attorney "yq~ 1_ ..Icu.mAoU--, (CORPORATE SEAL) CITY: "OM By: ~ KlJRT BRESSNER CITY MANAGER BOYNTON BEACH. Fl CONTRACTOR: Advanced Data Processing, Inc. A Delawar~orporation By: ~ /i- Doug amon, President Page 7 of 8 EXHIBIT A SCOPE OF SERVICES For AMBULANCE BILLING SERVICES BASIC SERVICES Section 1 GENERAL SCOPE STATEMENT The CONTRACTOR shall provide and perform the following services, which shall constitute the GENERAL SCOPE of the BASIC SERVICES under the covenants, terms, and provisions of this SERVICE CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT. See attached City of Tamara, Florida, "Request for Bid #04-14R for Medical Billing Services". AI of AI Page A1 of 1 EXHIBIT B COMPENSATION AND METHOD OF PAYMENT For AMBULANCE BilLING SERVICES BASIC SERVICES Section 1 BASIC SERVICESIT ASK(S) The CITY shall compensate the CONTRACTOR for providing and performing the Task(s) set forth and enumerated in EXHIBIT "A", entitled "SCOPE OF SERVICES", as follows: The contract sum shall be a flat fee percentage of seven percent (7%) of collections of non-Medicaid accounts computed by deposit month, plus $150.00 per month for processed Medicaid accounts. Costs are less a "lock-box" credit of $200.00 per month. Price includes but is not limited to all materials, postage and phone costs. CONTRACTOR retains the right to pass on to CITY any significant postage increases; said increases being determined by any increase in the cost of the first class postage by the U.S. Postal Service. Costs also include a $1.00 charge per emergency transport at CITY's current transport level for optional mailing of HIPAA Privacy Notices sent with initial invoice of all transported/billed patients. Section 2. ADDITIONAL SERVICES The CITY shall compensate the CONTRACTOR for such ADDITIONAL SERVICES as are requested and authorized in writing for such amounts or on such a basis as may be mutually agreed to in writing by both parties to this Agreement. The basis and/or amount of compensation to be paid the CONTRACTOR for ADDITIONAL SERVICES requested and authorized in writing by the CITY shall be as set forth in 3.6 of this Agreement. Page Cl of 1 EXHIBIT C TIME AND SCHEDULE OF PERFORMANCE For AMBULANCE BILLING SERVICES BASIC SERVICES Section 1 TIME AND SCHEDULE This EXHIBIT C establishes times of completion for the varigus phases and tasks required to provide and perform the services and work set forth in EXHIIBIT A" of this Agreement. The times, and schedule of performance set forth hereinafter is established pursuant to Section 5.00 of this Agreement. This Agreement shall be for a period from October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2008 with the option to renew for two (2) additional two-year renewal terms based upon satisfactory performance and mutual agreement of both parties. Page C2 of 1 I" II ~~~~~,S~~ rM'" B1li "t.. (ill '\, I)"J <..1>.. January 24, 2006 City of Boynton Beach Fire Rescue Attn: Ms. Amy McDeavitt 100 E. Boynton Beach Blvd Boynton Beach, Florida 33435 Dear Ms. McDeavitt: Subject: Executed Contract ADPI has executed the enclosed contract for your records, We have made a copy of the enclosed original for our records. If you have any questions please do not hesitate to contact me, Sincerely, ~jJit; Darryl Hartung Regional Director Advanced Data Processing. Inc. 520 NW 165'1. Street, Ste. 201, Miami FL 33169 . 800.226.1149. fax: 305.945.6692 . emsclaims.com