File #: BILL NO. 20-154    Name:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 7/28/2020 In control: City Council - Regular Session
On agenda: 8/18/2020 Final action: 8/18/2020
Title: An Ordinance approving the award of RFP No. 2020-002, for the annual medical physicals of all sworn firefighters to SiteMed North America, LLC for an initial term of one-year with up to four, one-year renewals, and authorizing the City Manager to execute an Agreement for the same by and on behalf of the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri. (F&BC 8/10/20)
Attachments: 1. Ordinance, 2. Exhibit A, 3. SiteMed Proposal - City of Lee's Summit RFP 2020-002, 4. SiteMed cost analysis, 5. Composite score sheet-proposal
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An Ordinance approving the award of RFP No. 2020-002, for the annual medical physicals of all sworn firefighters to SiteMed North America, LLC for an initial term of one-year with up to four, one-year renewals, and authorizing the City Manager to execute an Agreement for the same by and on behalf of the City of Lee’s Summit, Missouri. (F&BC 8/10/20)


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Issue/Request:
The Lee's Summit Fire Department offers medical physicals to all its sworn members annually. National standards for the fire service advise to do these annual medical physicals through NFPA 1582, and are a requirement for federal death benefit eligibility.

Background/Key Issues:
The Lee's Summit Fire Department performs annual physicals on its firefighters to ensure they are capable performing their job duties. The National Fire Protection Association (“NFPA”) has issued Standard 1582 which outlines an occupational medical program that will reduce risks and provide for the health, safety, and effectiveness of fire fighters operating to protect civilian life and property. The City strives to follow that standard in its medical evaluations.
The Fire Department has used local medical clinics to provide medical and diagnostic evaluations of its firefighters. During the process the medical clinics were provided the NFPA 1582 standard and were asked to follow those procedures for conducting the firefighter physicals. Based on the rotating staff of physicians at the City’s regular medical provider, the Fire Department had to regularly explain why the NFPA 1582 standard needed to be followed and emphasize the standard’s importance for physicals. When the existing contract expired the Fire Department decided to issue an RFP that continues more detailed specifications that aligned with the standards in NFPA 1582. In an effort to improve the validity of the exams, the City contacted neighboring fire departments to get additional information on how they were conducting their medical exams.
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