HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2026-070RESOLUTION NO. 2026-070
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA APPROVING CONTRACTOR SERVICES
AGREEMENT FOR EMS BILLING AND COLLECTIONS
SERVICES WITH WITTMAN ENTERPRISES, LLC
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista (“City”) requires billing and collection services for
its emergency medical transport program, administered by its Chula Vista Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, City requires billing and collection services to collect fees from emergency
medical services (“EMS”) patients and their insurance carriers for EMS patients treated and/or
transported by City Advanced Life Support ambulances; and
WHEREAS, on October 13, 2025, City issued a request for proposals RFP P11-2026,
seeking competitive proposals from qualified service providers for EMS Billing Services; and
WHEREAS, the City received four (4) responses to solicitation RFP P11-2026; and
WHEREAS, proposals were ranked and the top two (2) respondents were invited to provide
a presentation and demonstrate their services to a selection committee; and
WHEREAS, the selection committee evaluated the proposals, presentations, and
demonstrations and recommends entering into a contractor services agreement (“Agreement”)
with Wittman Enterprises, LLC a subsidiary of EMS Management & Consultants, Inc. a North
Carolina Corporation; and
WHEREAS, the Agreement will have an initial term of five (5) years from July 1, 2026
through June 30, 2031, with up to two (2) two-year option terms and one (1) final one-year option
term for a total of ten (10) years, expiring June 30, 2036; and
WHEREAS, the fee for service for the terms will 2.95% of net collections billed and
collected upon completion of all required services to City's satisfaction with an anticipated annual
cost set not-to-exceed $1,000,000, and a total not-to-exceed amount of $10,000,000 through June
30, 2036.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it approves the Agreement with Wittman Enterprises, LLC a subsidiary of EMS Management
& Consultants, Inc., a North Carolina corporation, for the EMS Billing and Collection services,
with such minor modifications as may be required or approved by City Attorney, a copy of which
shall be kept on file in the Office of the Clerk, and authorizes and directs the City Manager to
execute the same.
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Resolution No. 2026-070
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Chris Manroe Marco A. Verdugo
Fire Chief City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 5th day of May 2026, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Fernandez, Inzunza, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
John McCann, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2026-070 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 5th day of May 2026.
Executed this 5th day of May 2026.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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