Title
An Ordinance approving a purchase by the City of Lee’s Summit from Stryker Medical of new Lifepak cardiac monitor defibrillators in the amount of $1,417,204.50 and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the same by and on behalf of the City. (F&BC 3/3/25)
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Issue/Request:
This request will replace the entire compliment of Lifepaks and provide six expansion units. These devices are commonly known as cardiac monitor defibrillators. The current complement will be traded in, offsetting the net price of the overall purchase. The life expectancy of the units is 8 years.
Proposed Council Motion:
FIRST MOTION: I move for second reading of an Ordinance approving a purchase by the City of Lee’s Summit from Stryker Medical of new Lifepak cardiac monitor defibrillators in the amount of $1,417,204.50 and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the same by and on behalf of the City.
SECOND MOTION: I move for adoption of an Ordinance approving a purchase by the City of Lee’s Summit from Stryker Medical of new Lifepak cardiac monitor defibrillators in the amount of $1,417,204.50 and authorizing the City Manager to execute all documents necessary to effectuate the same by and on behalf of the City.
Key Issues:
The Fire Department currently utilizes a version of Stryker Medical's monitor defibrillator referred to as the Lifepak 15. These units are approaching end of life and are being replaced with a new updated version, the Lifepak 35. The fire department has historically purchased these devices in small quantities over several budget years which has resulted in varying replacement schedule time frames. As the Lifepak 15 is no longer the current standard and having varying models in service is not ideal, the fire department desires to replace all the current Lifepak 15 units with the newest version. Replacing all units will allow for consistency of all Lifepak units being used by the fire department and avoids the need to purchase different disposables associated with the devices. These devices are used on almost every emergency medical call and are critical during cardiac related calls, it is paramount to ensuring continuity of operation, training and maintenance of the units.
Entering into the purchase agreement will solve several issues. This agreement will increase the overall number of units to allow for planned growth within the fire department and will allow for redundant capability by increasing the number of devices kept in reserve for maintenance and repair issues. Entering into this purchase agreement will allow for a complete replacement program for all the fire department's cardiac monitor defibrillators on a common schedule with the most current version offered by the manufacturer. Utilizing an existing co-operative agreement with Stryker, contract #2025-038, The terms of the agreement are one payment of $1,417,204.50, for 25 units.
This purchase is coordinated with a separate purchase agreement that allows for the replacement of all City owned Automatic External Defibrillators, commonly known as AED's. This expands technological capabilities as these units will communicate incident data from one device to another. This communication allows for more efficient data tracking, reporting and overall improvement in patient care from the beginning of an incident until the conclusion with quality improvement review.
Impact/Analysis:
This purchase will have an impact on the Public Safety Tax monies available during this fiscal year as well as the general fund. The initial request was for a lease purchase agreement, however, Legal did not approve of the proposed agreement and an agreement on terms and language could not be reached. It was recommended that the units be purchased outright.
Timeline:
Once approved, the order will be placed with expected delivery of the devices within 3-4 weeks.
Presenter
Dave York, Assistant Chief of EMS
Brian Austerman, Deputy Fire Chief
Committee Recommendation:
A motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Lopez, seconded by Councilmember Funk, that Bill No. 25-050 be recommended for approval to the City Council. The motion carried by a unanimous 4-0 vote.