318-22 Resolution Awarding Contract for Third Party Billing for Ambulance Services to Coronis - 2022.pdf

318-22 December 6, 2022 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Township of West Orange (the “Township”) is authorized to provide ambulance services for the residents of the Township and others within its boundaries under the general police powers granted pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:48-2; and WHEREAS, the Township utilizes the West Orange Fire Department to provide these ambulance services; and WHEREAS, provision of the foregoing services entails substantial annual cost, the cost of which can be offset by charging medical insurance companies a user fee for ambulance transport services; and WHEREAS, the Township requires a company to administer billing services for these ambulance services through the offsets to medical insurance companies; and WHEREAS, N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.1(n) of the Local Public Contracts Law authorizes contracting units to utilize competitive contracting for the procurement of emergency medical billing services; and WHEREAS, on April 9, 2013, the Township Council adopted Resolution #74-13 authorizing the use of competitive contracting pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-4.3 for the procurement of a contract for emergency transport third party billing services; and WHEREAS, on October 26, 2022, the Township issued a Request for Competitive Contracting Proposals for Third Party Billing for Ambulance Services Provided by the West Orange Fire Department (the “RFP”); and WHEREAS, on November 17, 2022, the Township received one (1) proposal in response to the RFP from: 1. Coronis Health (“Coronis”)

2 50 Route 9, North Building B Morganville, NJ 07751 and WHEREAS, Coronis was the lone respondent to the RFP and was also the incumbent vendor for the proposed Contract, the Township’s Qualified Purchasing Agent reviewed and evaluated the proposal in lieu of the formation of an evaluation committee; and WHEREAS, the Qualified Purchasing Agent drafted a report (the “Evaluation Report”) recommending the award of the Contract for Third Party Billing for Ambulance Services Provided by the West Orange Fire Department to Coronis; and WHEREAS, Evaluation Report recommends the award of a three (3) year contract with a two-year renewal option; and WHEREAS, Coronis agreed to the terms of the Contract for Third Party Billing for Ambulance Services Provided by the West Orange Fire Department, a copy is annexed hereto as Exhibit “A” (the “Agreement”); and WHEREAS, consistent with its proposal Coronis has agreed to a revenue percentage under the terms of the Agreement, specifically: Percentage Range of Collections by Vendor 8% $ 0 up to $750,000 10% $750,001 up to $1,000,000 11% $1,000,001 up to $1,500,000 12% $1,500,001 and above NOW, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE TOWNSHIP COUNCIL OF THE TOWNSHIP OF WEST ORANGE, that the Township shall and hereby does award the Contract for Third Party Billing for Ambulance Services Provided by the West Orange Fire

3 Department to Coronis, to be executed in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit “A;” and be it further RESOLVED, that the Mayor be and is hereby authorized to execute Agreement, and the Municipal Clerk shall be and is hereby authorized to attest to the Mayor’s signature; and be it further RESOLVED, that this award shall be published and available in the Clerk’s Office for reasonable inspection in accordance with applicable law. Karen J. Carnevale, R.M.C. Susan McCartney Municipal Clerk Council President Adopted: December 6, 2022 4831-8235-8601, v. 1