AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH STRENGTH TRAINING INCORPORATED FOR OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH MEDICAL SERVICES
Staff Contact: Mark Burdick, Fire Chief
Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to award the bid and enter into an agreement with Strength Training, Inc. (STI) for Medical Occupational Health Services at Glendale Health Center for an initial two year term. This request also authorizes the City Manager, at her discretion, to renew the agreement for an additional three years in one-year increments.
Background
The Glendale Health Center is located at the Glendale Regional Public Safety Training Center (GRPSTC). Since its inception in 2009, the Glendale Health Center's original Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) was with Daisy Mountain Fire District. Within the IGA, the medical providers were STI and Scottsdale Health Care.
The IGA with Daisy Mountain Fire District expired in 2013 and a temporary contract with STI was approved by Council, until the Request for Proposal (RFP) 14-07 process could be completed. This was done via a special procurement that does not require the formal purchase procedures as authorized by GCC 2-145 (g).
This temporary contract allowed the Glendale Health Center to continue to provide medical services without impact to its current users.
The medical providers currently are responsible for:
* Occupational medical services;
* First aid treatment;
* Health and wellness medical services;
* Department of Transportation (DOT) and Arizona Peace Officer Standards and Training (AZ POST) drug and alcohol screening;
* Hearing and vision testing;
* Commercial Driver's License (CDL)/(DOT) physicals in accordance with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA);
* Pre-employment physical examinations in accordance with OSHA Regulations;
* Annual physical health evaluations and other medical evaluations and examinations on City employees and potential e...
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