1987-08-10 Public Hearings and Regular Meeting

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~ ~ -2- forth in Paragraph III hereof. Contractor reserves the right to arrange for back-up units when both of the two (2) ambulances are in service, and the further right to activate mutual assistance agreements with other governmental enti- ties in the event of calamity or disaster conditions. Nothing set forth herein is meant to diminish the ability of Contractor to arrange for back-up units when both of the two ambulances are in service, or diminish the right of Contractor to activate mutual assistance agreements with other governmental entities in the event of calamity or disaster conditions. (2) Equipment and crews shall be located at a point or points within the City of La Porte to be selected by Contractor. It is the intention of the parties that same shall be so located that an ambulance can reach any area within the premises of Port within a reasonable period from the time of dispatch, and it is within the contemplation of the parties that ten (10) minutes is deemed to be a reasonable period of time. III. STANDARDS REQUIRED FOR AMBULANCES AND ACCESSORY EQUIPMENT Contractor covenants and agrees to furnish at his own expense ambulances and accessory equipment which comply with the following standards: (1) A total of '';not less than two (2) Mobile Intensive Care ambulances shall be furnished by the Contractor twenty- four (24) hours a day, to the premises of Port. Provided, that said two (2) ambulance requirements shall not apply, when either or both of said units are engaged in providing emergency ambulance service to a point or points as contemplated within the contract area, said contract area specified in paragraph XIII. One of said units may be on call at a backup location within the City of La Porte or the premises of Port upon dispatch of the initial unit required to be maintained within the City of La Porte. Each vehicle must have a patient capacity of not less than two (2) patients. (2) All ambulances must be inspected and approved by the Chief of Emergency Medical Services of the City of La Porte and must be of a type and design suitable for transporting injured persons. Said vehicles shall be at all times in a state of good mechanical repair and shall be equipped with tires in good condition and not showing unusual wear. (3) All such ambulances must be licensed as Mobile Intensive Care Units in compliance with Article 44470 of the Revised Civil Statutes of the State of Texas, and amendments thereto, and in compliance with the Rules and Regulations of the State Board of Health. ,~ , (4) (a) Each'; ambulance shall be equipped with a two-way radio which transmits and receives on frequencies designated fore-use by the City of La Porte.