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City of Santa Ana <br />1.2.3 BLS and ALS Services <br />All Transportation Personnel assigned to perform 9-1-1 Emergency Transportation Services under <br />this Contract, whether under the First Tier Service and Mutual Aid Service, will provide Basic Life <br />Support ("BLS") services and transport patients to medical facilities when required. OCFA, in <br />cooperation with the Transportation Personnel, will provide on-scene Advanced Life Support <br />("ALS") services. <br />1.2.4 Minimum Qualifications of Transportation Personnel <br />All Transportation Personnel assigned to perform 9-1-1 Emergency Transportation Service under this <br />Contract, whether under the First Tier Service and Mutual Aid Service, must at all times meet the <br />minimum qualifications as listed in Section 5 of this RFP. <br />1.2.5 Compensation. <br />A. The winning Contractor's bid shall include the cost to provide both the First Tier and Mutual Aid <br />Service. Contractor's sole compensation for providing all of the 9-1-1 Emergency Transportation <br />Services under both the First Tier and Mutual Aid Service will be the amount bid. Contractor <br />will not be entitled to bill City, or OCFA, or any of its customers any additional amount for any <br />services provided under this Contract, unless it is first approved in writing by City of Santa Ana <br />and the OCFA. <br />B. Contractor's bid will include the provision of the Mutual Aid Service to the degree those services <br />are required. Contractor will be solely responsible for compensating the Mutual Aid Provider for <br />any 9-1-1 Emergency Transportation Services it may provide in the City of Santa Ana under this <br />Contract, which compensation will be at the rate set forth in the Mutual Aid Contract or as <br />otherwise required by law. Contractor and the Mutual Aid Provider will not have any recourse <br />against the City of Santa Ana or OCFA to recover for any 9-1-1 Emergency Transportation <br />Services provided under either the First Tier Service or Mutual Aid Service, except as specifically <br />authorized in the Contract. Contractor's sole compensation will be the amount of its winning bid. <br />In the event of a dispute between the Mutual Aid Provider and Contractor, the Mutual Aid <br />Provider's sole remedy will be against Contractor. This fact will be clearly stated in the Mutual <br />Aid Contract, and Contractor must agree to indemnify and defend City of Santa Ana and OCFA <br />Phase 2 RFP: Emergency Ambulance Transportation and Related Services Page 14 <br />June 14, 2012 <br />25F-23