City of Madison - File #: 65631

• File #: 65631
• Version: 1
• Name: Authorizing a non-competitive contract with Madison Area Technical College to provide Paramedic Training for the Madison Fire Department for the Academic Year 2021-2022 not to exceed the amount of $78,450.00.
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 5/21/2021
• In control: Fire Department
• On agenda: 6/15/2021
• Final action: 6/15/2021
• Enactment date: 6/18/2021
• Enactment #: RES-21-00450
• Title: Authorizing a non-competitive contract with Madison Area Technical College to provide Paramedic Training for the Madison Fire Department for the Academic Year 2021-2022 not to exceed the amount of $78,450.00.
• Sponsors: Patrick W. Heck, Charles Myadze, Syed Abbas, Nasra Wehelie

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/15/2021	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
6/7/2021	1	FINANCE COMMITTEE	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT - REPORT OF OFFICER	Pass
6/1/2021	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Referred
5/24/2021	1	Fire Department	Referred for Introduction

Fiscal Note

The proposed resolution authorizes a non-competitive contract with Madison Area Technical College to provide Paramedic Training for the Madison Fire Department. The contract amount will not exceed $78,450.00. Funding is available in the Fire Department's 2021 operating budget. No appropriation is required.

Title

Authorizing a non-competitive contract with Madison Area Technical College to provide Paramedic Training for the Madison Fire Department for the Academic Year 2021-2022 not to exceed the amount of $78,450.00.

Body

The Madison Fire Department provides emergency medical services to the community.  Ten Fire Fighter/Paramedic positions are needed to fill expected retirements, promotions and medics choosing to no longer retain their paramedic status with the Department.  The Madison Fire Department is not a certified training center for initial paramedic training, we contract with Madison Area Technical College to provide this initial training and certification of our firefighter/paramedics. 

WHEREAS, Madison Fire Department need to train and certify up to ten (10) personnel as FireFighter/Paramedics to fill vacancies due to attrition: and

WHEREAS, The Madison Fire Department is not a certified training center for initial paramedic training: and

WHEREAS, Madison Area Technical College was contracted with previously in 2019 and 2020 to provide the paramedic training and certification: and

WHEREAS, Madison Fire Department has negotiated a contract with Madison Area Technical College for the Academic Year 2021-2022 to provide paramedic training starting late August 2021 to certify personnel in anticipation of expected retirements: and

WHEREAS, MGO 4.26 requires the Common Council to approve service contracts exceeding $50,000 if the contractor was not selected through a full competitive selection process.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Council approves a contract not to exceed $78,450.00 with Madison Area Technical College through April 7, 2022 to cover tuition, training, testing and certification fees: and

BE FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Mayor and City Clerk are authorized to execute the contract.