06/07/93 Board of Public Works Minutes

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21Lj REGULAR MEETING JUNE 7, 1993 Indianapolis, Indiana, advised that they are unable to bid at this time. The following bids were opened and publicly read: GOGGAN & ASSOCIATES, INC. 50811 Killian Lane Elkhart, Indiana 46514 Bid was signed by Mr. Thomas P. Goggan, Non -Collusion Affidavit was in order, Non -Discrimination Commitment form was completed and a ten per cent (10%) Bid Bond was submitted. BID: $107, 950.00 EXCELLANCE, INC. 453 Lanier Road Madison, Alabama 35758 Bid was signed by Mr. Dudley Morgan, Non -Collusion Affidavit was in order, Non -Discrimination Commitment form was completed and a ten per cent (10%) Bid Bond was submitted. BID: $113,635.00 Upon a motion made by Mr. Leszczynski, seconded by Mrs. Mueller and carried, the above bids were referred to the Fire Department for review and recommendation. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 23-1993 - WRITE-OFF OF UNCOLLECTIBLE AMBULANCE SERVICE ACCOUNTS FOR 1990 Mr. Leszczynski advised that Fire Chief Luther Taylor submitted to the Board Resolution No. 23-1993, which will write-off the services' outstanding accounts which are considered to be uncollectible for the year 1990. This action will close the books for 1990. It was noted that during 1990, the City billed a total of $856,569.50 for ambulance services. The total amount to be written off for 1990 is $235,152.68. This results in $620,416.82 in revenue or a seventy-two per cent (72%) collection rate for 1990. Chief Taylor further noted that the national average collection for emergency ambulance services is sixty per cent (60%) to sixty-five per cent (65%) and he therefore feels that the City's collection rate of seventy-two per cent (72%) shows the effort that is being put in the City's collections. Chief Taylor further noted that the procedure for ambulance billing is to turn the account over to a collection agency after one hundred twenty (120) days from the date of service. After the collection agency exhausts every effort to collect these accounts, they are written -off. Submitted with the Resolution was a list which represents those accounts considered uncollectible. Chief Taylor informed members of the Board that the Department exhausts all avenues as far as collection before the accounts are turned over to a collection agency. Therefore, Mrs. Mueller made a motion that the Resolution be adopted. Mr. Caldwell seconded the motion which carried and the following Resolution No. 23-1993 was adopted: 1