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KENAI
CITY OF KENAI
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-34
Sponsored by: Administration
A RESOLUTION AWARDING A CONTRACT FOR AMBULANCE BILLING SERVICES.
WHEREAS, the City's current contract for ambulance billing services will end June 30, 2023 and the City
advertised for Request a Proposals to establish a new contract; and,
WHEREAS, five (5) vendors submitted proposals for the contract and Systems Design West was the
highest scoring proposer; and,
WHEREAS, proposal scoring was as follows:
Systems Design West 411.80
Ambulance Medical Billing 375.11
EF Recovery 356.00
Cypheron Healthcare Solutions 302.32
Vyhmeister Unlimited Corp 72.41
; and,
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to contract with Systems Design West for ambulance
billing services.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA:
Section 1. That the Kenai City Council authorizes the City Manager to execute an agreement with
Systems Design West to provide ambulance billing services for three years beginning July 1, 2023, with
the option to extend for two successive one-year terms by mutual consent of the parties at the discretion
of the City Manager.
Section 2. That this Resolution takes effect immediately upon passage.
PASSED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF KENAI, ALASKA, THIS 17T" DAY OF MAY, 2023.
ATTEST:
Michelle M. San r, MMC, City Clerk
Approved by Finance
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rian Gabriel Sr., Mayor
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Mayor Gabriel and Council Members
THROUGH: Terry Eubank, City Manager
FROM: Tony Prior, Fire Chief
DATE: April 11, 2023
SUBJECT: Resolution 2023-34 Ambulance Billing Services
Our current contract for Ambulance Billing Services will expire June 30, 2023. We advertised a
request for proposals to establish a new contract to provide ambulance billing services for the
City and received proposals from Systems Design West, Ambulance Medical Billing (AMB), EF
Recovery (EFR), Cypheron Healthcare Solutions, and Vyhmeister Unlimited Corp. A review
committee was established with 5 City employees and after scoring the proposals, Systems
Design West was the highest scoring proposer.
We have a 13-year partnership with Systems Design West providing services for ambulance
billing for the City. They have been a good company to work with and have provided us with a
90.2% collection rate over the last 5 years. They are familiar with the new Supplemental
Emergency Medical Transport Program and have an extensive history in working with Medicare,
Medicaid, all major insurance companies, as well as collections from private individuals. They
currently provide services for 17 other agencies in Alaska.
This contract is written as a 3-year contract with the option of a 2-year extension at the discretion
of the City Manager.
We are excited to continue our partnership with them and we respectfully request your approval
of this Resolution.