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INSURANCE ON FILE <br />WORK 6iAY PROCEED <br />UNTIL INSURAI,I E E PIKES N-2024-352 <br />na1zt I <br />CITY C <br />DATE: 2 9 2024 AGREEMENT WITH NBS GOVERNMENT FINANCE GROUP <br />TO PROVIDE DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM (GADCS)/COST SURVEY <br />0: FMSA (I) REPORTING REQUIREMENT SERVICES <br />gbkr+ Jv iic (K:) <br />THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into on this 1 st day of October, 2024 by and between <br />NBS Government Finance Group, a California corporation dba NBS, ("Consultant"), and the City <br />of Santa Ana, a charter city and municipal corporation organized and existing under the <br />Constitution and laws of the State of California ("City"). <br />RECITALS <br />A. The City desires to retain a Consultant having special skill and knowledge in the field of <br />Medicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection System (GADCS)/Cost Survey reporting <br />requirement services. GADCS reporting is a new requirement and Consultant is one of the <br />first consulting firms to complete Ground Emergency Medical Transport (GEMT) cost <br />reports for fire departments across California to ensure the GADCS Cost Survey will be <br />completed accurately for the City. <br />B. Consultant represents that it is able and willing to provide such services to the City. <br />C. In undertaking the performance of this Agreement, Consultant represents that it is <br />knowledgeable in its field and that any services performed by Consultant under this <br />Agreement will be performed in compliance with such standards as may reasonably be <br />expected from a professional consulting firm in the field. <br />1. SCOPE OF SERVICES <br />Consultant shall perform during the term of this Agreement, the tasks and obligations <br />including all labor, materials, tools, equipment, and incidental customary work required to fully <br />and adequately complete the services described and set forth in the Consultant's Proposal for <br />Services and Costs - Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated by reference. <br />2. COMPENSATION <br />a. City agrees to pay, and Consultant agrees to accept as total payment for its services for <br />City, the rates and charges identified in Exhibit A. The total amount to be expended <br />during the term of this Agreement shall not exceed $15,000. This amount equals the <br />base amount of $10,000 and a contingency amount of $5,000 for additional service <br />requested at the sole discretion of the City. <br />b. Payment by City shall be made within forty-five (45) days following receipt of proper <br />invoice evidencing work performed, subject to City accounting procedures. City and <br />Consultant agree that all payments due and owing under this Agreement shall be made <br />through Automated Clearing House (ACH) transfers. Consultant agrees to execute the <br />City's standard ACH Vendor Payment Authorization and provide required <br />documentation. Upon verification of the data provided, the City will be authorized to <br />Page 1 of 9 <br />#436325v1 <br />