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FIRST AMENDMENT
TO
AGREEMENT FOR PROVISION OF
FIRE/EMS EMERGENCY AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION
AND RELATED SERVICES WITHIN EXCLUSIVE OPERATING AREA
BETWEEN
THE ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY
AND
CARE AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC.
(EOA No. 21 — Seal Beach)
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT FOR PROVISION OF
FIRE/EMS EMERGENCY AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED SERVICES
WITHIN EXCLUSIVE OPERATING AREA (the "Amendment") is made and effective as of
September 1, 2014, by and between the ORANGE COUNTY FIRE AUTHORITY, a Joint
Powers Agency ("JPA") organized pursuant to the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 5, Division 7,
Title 1 (commencing with Section 6500) of the California Government Code, hereinafter referred
to as "OCFA", and CARE AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC., a California corporation, hereinafter
referred to as"Contractor."
RECITALS
A. On July 16, 2009, the OCFA and Contractor entered into that certain agreement
entitled "Agreement for Provision of Fire/EMS Emergency Ambulance Transportation and
Related Services Within Exclusive Operating Area," concerning the provision and administration
of exclusive emergency ambulance transportation services within Exclusive Operating Area No.
21 —Seal Beach (the"2009 Agreement").
B. The term of the 2009 Agreement will expire on August 31, 2014.
C. On February 3, 2014, the California Emergency Medical Services Authority
("EMSA") directed Orange County Emergency Medical Services ("OCEMS") to issue Requests
for Proposals ("RFPs") and award contracts for nineteen Orange County Exclusive Operating
Areas("EOAs"), inclusive of EOA No. 21 —Seal Beach.
D. On May 1, 2014, the EMSA granted a six-month extension, beginning on
September 1, 2014 and ending on March 1, 2015, to the OCEMS, to complete the RFP process
and award contracts for the areas formerly configured as nineteen separate EOAs, inclusive of
EOA No. 21 — Seal Beach.
E. Therefore, for purposes of protecting public health and safety, the OCFA and
Contractor now desire to extend the 2009 Agreement, under the same terms and conditions, for a
period of six months, ending on March 1, 2015, in order to ensure that there is no interruption of
services while the OCEMS completes its RFP process and awards new EOA ambulance
transportation services contracts.
NOW, THEREFORE, for valuable consideration, receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged, and in consideration of the foregoing recitals, which are hereby incorporated by
reference into the agreement below, the OCFA and Contractor agree as follows:
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AGREEMENT
1.0 First Amendment to the 2009 Agreement.
1.1 Section 7.1 of the 2009 Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows:
"7.1. Pursuant to the First Amendment to this Agreement, this Agreement
shall remain in effect, past the former termination date of August 31, 2014, until
March 1, 2015 at 11:59 pm, or such earlier time that OCEMS awards a new EOA
ambulance transportation services contract for the area formerly configured as
EOA No. 21 -Seal Beach."
2.0 No Other Amendments.
2.1 All other terms and conditions of the 2009 Agreement shall remain in full force
and effect, unless amended herein.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,the parties hereto have executed this Amendment as follows,
to be effective on September 1, 2014.
CARE AMBULANCSERVICE,INC.
Sign: t- Date: — l 6 - ?Ol N
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Title: C
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"Steven Weinberg, airman
Orange County Fire Authority
Board of Directors
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
David E. Kendig
Ge -rallCounsel
By: SQL_! I__ / %
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