08 - Medicare Ground Ambulanca Data Collection Survey

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9PUBLIC City of Prrris ErVS r ,1 Q, tledicare Ground Ambulance Data Collection Services �pf',hI�i% 4 01 t, CONTRACTOR AGREEMENT This Agreement ("AGREEMENT") is entered into by and between the City of Paris ("PROVIDER") and Public Consulting Group LLC ("PCG" or "CONTRACTOR") as of March 1, 2023 ("Effective Date"). WHEREAS, the City of Paris, Texas operates a ground ambulance service under the name "City of Paris EMS;" and WHEREAS, The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implemented a Ground Ambu- lance Data Collection System in response to legislation passed by Congress in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 requiring providers of ground ambulance services to collect and report expenditures, revenues, utilization, and other data; and WHEREAS, CONTRACTOR possesses professional skills that can assist PROVIDER in collecting and reporting the required data elements to complete the Ground Ambulance Data Collection System; and WHEREAS, PROVIDER wishes to engage CONTRACTOR as an independent contractor to perform professional services in connection with this initiative; THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is acknowledged, PROVIDER and CONTRACTOR hereby agree as follows: 1. Description of Services CONTRACTOR will provide the professional services assigned by PROVIDER and more fully described in Attachment A (the "Contracted Services"). CONTRACTOR acknowledges and agrees that time is of the essence in the value of the Contracted Services and shall render such Contracted Services in a prompt and diligent manner. 2. Term CONTRACTOR will commence performance for the Contracted Services under this AGREE- MENT on March 1, 2023 and will complete performance by June 30, 2026 (the "Term"). Unless otherwise specified by PROVIDER in writing, CONTRACTOR will provide the Contracted Ser- vices for the full Term. Upon the expiration or termination of this AGREEMENT for any reason, all rights granted here- under shall immediately terminate except for those concerning compensation, confidentiality, in- tellectual property, or any other provision that, by its terms, is intended to survive the expiration or termination of this AGREEMENT. 3. Compensation a. PROVIDER will compensate CONTRACTOR pursuant to the provisions contained in Attachment B and this Section 3, and will not pay CONTRACTOR any other benefits, expenses, or compensation. The compensation arrangement may be changed by written agreement of the parties. b. PROVIDER will compensate CONTRACTOR within thirty (30) days following the re- ceipt of any billing statement(s) from CONTRACTOR that comport with the terms of Page t