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AGREEMENT FOR SPECIALIZED PROFESSIONAL AMBULANCE BILLING SERVICES This Agreement is entered into this day of , 2021, by and between Emergicon, LLC, a Texas limited liability corporation, and City of Paris a Texas municipality, ("Client"). RECITALS WHEREAS, Texas Government Code, Chapter 791, authorizes the formulation of interlocal agreements between and among local governments; and WHEREAS, Emergicon has a contract with City of Coppell, Texas awarded under Request for Proposals RFP# 182 Ambulance Debt Collections. WHEREAS, Client provides emergency and/or non -emergency ambulance services for which it is eligible for payment or reimbursement by patients, insurance carriers, governmental agencies, employers and others; WHEREAS, Emergicon is engaged in the business of providing third -party billing and accounts receivable management specialized professional services for ambulance and emergency medical service organizations; WHEREAS, Client desires to utilize Emergicon for billing and claims management services for its organization; and WHEREAS, Emergicon is willing to provide such specialized professional services upon the terms and conditions provided in this Agreement; and WHEREAS, Pursuant to Texas Government Code Sec 791.025, Client has entered into an interlocal agreement with the City of Coppell to procure Emergicon's services as set forth herein; THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement, and other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is acknowledged, the parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows: 1. _Aplmointment., Client hereby engages Emergicon to perform the Specialized Professional Services set described in Paragraph 2 of this Agreement and Emergicon accepts such appointment and agrees to provide Specialized Professional Services in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Client agrees that this appointment is exclusive and that Client will not enter into any contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding with any other person or entity, the purpose of which is to provide for the same or substantially similar specialized professional services during the term of the Agreement, nor will Client bill for any transport without first giving notice to Emergicon of its intent to do so. For purposes of the appointment, the recitals set forth above are incorporated by reference and made a part of this Agreement as if set forth in their entirety. 2. Specialized Professional Services. Emergicon agrees to perform the following duties (collectively referred to as the "Services") on behalf of Client: a. Provide Client with instructions for the submission of Required