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”)