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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AN INCREASE IN APPROPRIATION TO PROVIDERS OF MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES UNDER RFQ-25-031, PURSUANT TO N.J.A.C. 5:30-11.6
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WHEREAS, the County of Passaic (“County”) is a body politic and corporate pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:18-1 and vested with all rights contained therein; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40:20-1, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic (“Board”) is vested with managing the property, finances and affairs of the County; and
WHEREAS, Preakness Healthcare Center (“Preakness”) is a New Jersey Department of Health licensed, 406-bed skilled nursing facility that is owned and operated by the Board; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 40A:11-5, et seq., the Passaic County Purchasing Agent issued RFQ-25-031, Medical Transportation for Preakness Healthcare Center (“RFQ-25-031”), seeking qualifications for a pool of medical transportation providers to serve Preakness residents on an as-needed basis during calendar year 2025, responses to which were received on October 17, 2024; and
WHEREAS, on November 18, 2024, the Board passed Resolution No. R-24-1021, qualifying and awarding contracts under RFQ-25-031 to Pulse Medical Transportation Inc.; TLC Mobile Health; and Rapid Response EMS LLC, for the provision of medical transportation services to Preakness residents during the 2025 calendar year, for a total amount not to exceed forty thousand dollars ($40,000.00); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:30-11.6, the County can authorize contract modifications for professional services and extraordinary unspecifiable services, when the change is within the scope of activities of the original contract and not for the purpose of undertaking new or different work or projects; and
WHEREAS, due to an unanticipated increase in need for medical transportation services during the contract term, the Executive Director of Preakness has advised that it is necessary to increase the appropriation for the above-described contracts by an amount not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00), resulting in a new total contract amount not to exceed seventy thousand dollars ($70,000.00) during the 2025 calendar year; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:32-60-1, et seq., the contracted providers executed the Non-Involvement in Prohibited Activities in Russia or Belarus Certification, attached hereto and made part of this Resolution, certifying that they are not involved in prohibited activities in Russia and Belarus, and the County confirmed that the providers are not identified on the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons list created by the Office of Foreign Assets Control; and
WHEREAS, funds are available in Account No. 5-01-27-172-001-M01 or any other account that may be deemed appropriate by the Chief Financial Officer or his designee, and the availability of funds has been contingently certified by the Chief Financial Officer subject to sufficient funds being appropriated by the Board in 2025 and/or subsequent County budget(s); and
WHEREAS, this matter was discussed at the January 21, 2026, meeting of the Health and Human Services Committee and is being recommended to the Board for approval.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, pursuant to N.J.A.C. 5:30-11.6, the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Passaic “Board”) authorizes an increase in appropriation for the contracts with Pulse Medical Transportation Inc.; TLC Mobile Health; and Rapid Response EMS LLC under RFQ-25-031, Medical Transportation for Preakness Healthcare Center, by an amount not to exceed thirty thousand dollars ($30,000.00), resulting in a new total contract amount not to exceed seventy thousand dollars ($70,000.00) during the 2025 calendar year.
LET IT BE FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Clerk to the Board, County Counsel, Executive Director of Preakness, Purchasing Agent, and the Director of the Board are authorized to take any action necessary to carry out the purpose of this Resolution.
NB January 27, 2026