FINANCIAL BUSINESS REQUEST (FBR)
Motion/Request:
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MOTION to grant a bid waiver in the amount of $34,000 to Physicians One Urgent Care for firefighter physicals and to authorize the Mayor to sign an MOU with Physicians One Urgent care to provide physicals for all town firefighters.
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Background:
Approximately 2 years ago, discussion began regarding the availability of physicals for existing and new candidate firefighters for LFD/GFFC/TOLFD. One of the issues at hand was the limited availability of physicals - the old practice was to have a clinic at a Ledyard School once per month from September to June. The lack of summer appointments and the fixed time (normally 3:30 on a weekday) effected volunteer recruitment and retention negatively.
The AES and Finance Director distributed an RFP for bids for these physicals. We received responses from two (2) vendors - Physicians One Urgent Care and Site Med. Site Med only offers a clinic style of service where the members will have to attend fixed dates; Physicians One offers physicals by appointment at any of their locations including Norwich and Groton. To maximize appointment options for our current and future members, it is recommended to utilize Physicians One as our preferred provider.
Department Comment/Recommendation:
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Finance Director Comment/Recommendation:
Recommend moving forward with bid waiver based on background information provided.
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Mayor Comment/Recommendation:
Concur with request. This is part of a program we have been working to deploy to provide independent physicals for our firefighters going forward.
Meeting Action Details:
Town Council Meeting 9/14/2022
Type:
Financial Business Request (FBR)
Title:
MOTION to recommend the Town Council grant a bid waiver in the amount of $34,000 to Physicians One Urgent Care for firefighter physicals and to authorize the Mayor to sign an MOU with Physicians One Urgent care to provide physicals for all town firefighters....
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