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CONTRACT 2772B AmendmentAgreement No. 2772B SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR PARAMEDIC TRANSPORT BILLING SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO AND WITTMAN ENTERPRISES, LLC THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT FOR PARAMEDIC TRANPSORT BILLING SERVICES BETWEEN THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO AND WITTMAN ENTERPRISES, LLC ("Second Amendment"), effective this 2nd day of November, 2022, is entered by and between the City of El Segundo ("PROVIDER") and Wittman Enterprises, LLC ("CONSULTANT). The PROVIDER and CONSULTANT are collectively referred to herein as the "Parties". RECITALS A. The Parties entered into that certain Agreement for Paramedic Transport Billing Services, with an effective date of April 4, 2000 ("Agreement'), by which PROVIDER retained CONSULTANT to provide billing and collection services for the PROVIDER's ambulance billing program. B. The Parties desire to modify the Agreement to: 1. Expand its scope of services to include Fire Inspection Billing Services and Notices of Privacy Practices document distribution; and 2. Establish an annual not -to -exceed compensation limit. NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, covenants and compensation set forth herein, the Parties agree as follows: SECOND AMENDMENT Pursuant to Section 6 of the Agreement (Additional Services of Contractor) and Agreement Section 19 (Modification of Agreement), the Parties amend Section 1 of the Agreement, entitled "Scope of Services," to augment the Agreement's scope of services set forth in Exhibit "A" thereto with the additional services described as follows and additionally described in Attachment 1 hereto, which is incorporated by reference: Fire Prevention Bureau Services. PROVIDER shall pay for the Services that CONSULTANT performs for Fire Inspections Billing and Collection Services at the rate of $18.00 per processed inspection. Mailed invoicing is to include up to three notices to Fire Inspection recipients. CONSULTANT will begin bill schedule no later than 30 days upon receipt of full billing information. Distribution of Qy Notices of Privac Practicga PROVIDER shall pay for the Services that CONSULTANT performs in the distribution of the City Notices of Privacy Practices to ambulance transport patients, at the monthly pass -through cost of customized printing and mailing (current year's pass -through rate is approximately $1.25 per mailed notice and changes with changes to printing and postage costs). CONSULTANT will mail monthly Privacy Notices to new transport Agreement No. 2772B patients. CONSULTANT will begin mailing schedule no later than 30 days upon receipt of full billing information. 2. Pursuant to Agreement Section 19 (Modification of Agreement), Section 5 (Compensation and Method of Payment) amended in its entirety to read as follows: 5. COMPENSATION AND METHOD OF PAYMENT. Compensation to the CONTRACTOR will be as set forth in Exhibit "B" hereto and made a part hereof. Payments will be made approximately 30 days after receipt of each invoice as to all non -disputed fees. If the City disputes any of CONTRACTOR's fees, it will give written notice to CONTRACTOR within 30 days of receipt of an invoice of any disputed fees set forth therein. Compensation, as set forth in Section 13 will not exceed $80,000 per year. 3. Pursuant to Agreement Section 19 (Modification of Agreement), Agreement Exhibit `B" is amended to include the additional compensation information set forth in Attachment 1 to this Amendment which is incorporated by reference. 4. To avoid ambiguity, Section IV (Delinquent Claim Handling) will apply to the additional Fire Prevention Bureau Services to be provided by CONTRACTOR to City under this Amendment. 5. This Second Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will be an original, but all of which together constitutes one instrument executed on the same date. In accordance with Government Code §16.5, the parties agree that this Second Amendment will be considered signed when the signature of a party is delivered by electronic transmission. Such electronic signature will be treated in all respects as having the same effect as an original signature. 6. Except as amended by this Second Amendment to the Agreement, each and every term, covenant and condition thereof shall remain in full force and effect. [SIGNATURES ON FOLLOWING PAGE] Agreement No. 2772B IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the PROVIDER has caused this Second Amendment to be signed and executed, and the CONSULTANT has signed and executed this Second Amendment. CITY OF EL SEGUNDO By DarreliGeorge, City Manager ATTE T: Trace Weaver, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: MARK D. HENSLEY, CITY ATTORNEY M Joaquin azquez, Deputy City Attorr ey Approval: Hank LUAU Manager WITTMAN ENTERPRISES, LLC By d�-M Corinne Wittman -Wong, CE�j Tax ID No. Ay�-oral4zf Agreement No. 2772B ATTACHMENT 1 ADDITIONAL SERVICE AND COMPENSATION TERMS Fire Inspection Billing and Collection Services — $18 per processed inspection 1. El Segundo submits Excel spreadsheet of fire inspections to Wittman monthly. 2. Wittman processes and posts inspections to appropriate customer accounts monthly. 3. Wittman prints and mails up to three notices (invoices) to El Segundo fire inspection recipients, processes and posts payment(s) received. 4. Wittman invoices El Segundo monthly $18 per processed inspection. Distribution of City Notices of Privacy Practices — approximately $1.25 per mailed notice (pass -through cost only), changes with any changes to associated printing and postage costs