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RESOLUTION NO. ______
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA AWARDING A
CONTRACT FOR JAIL MEDICAL SERVICES TO SHIELD TELEHEALTH MEDICAL SERVICES
AS THE MOST QUALIFIED PROPOSER AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS
DESIGNEE TO ENTER INTO A THREE-YEAR AGREEMENT WITH CITY OPTIONS FOR TWO ONE-YEAR RENEWALS FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,018,238 WHEREAS, on November 4, 2025 City Council adopted Resolution 25-158 approving the Police Department's Request for Proposals ("RFP") for Jail Medical Services as well as the criteria, requirements, and standards in the RFP, and authorized the City Clerk to advertise the RFP; and
WHEREAS, the RFP contained performance requirements and standards, as well as criteria upon which a Review Committee relied on for evaluating proposals and the process for selecting the most qualified proposers; and
WHEREAS, the criteria set forth in the RFP include specific categories and maximum points as more specifically described in the agenda report prepared by the Interim Chief of Police; and
WHEREAS, on or about November 10, 2025, the Police Department issued the RFP; the deadline for submitting a proposal was December 31, 2026; and WHEREAS, the Police Department received two (2) proposals from the following providers: Vital Medical Services and Shield Telehealth Medical Services; and WHEREAS, the Review Committee, whose members were selected by the Interim Police Chief, engaged in a process of evaluating the proposals which included review of RFP responses, a site inspection, oral presentations and interviews, and reference checks; and WHEREAS, the Review Committee presented its recommendation to the Interim Chief of Police including the scoring sheets for both providers; and WHEREAS, based on its evaluation, the Review Committee scored the providers and determined that Shield Telehealth Medical Services is the "most qualified" to serve as the Jail Medical Services Provider; and
WHEREAS, the Interim Chief of Police has accepted the recommendation of the Review Committee and proposes the Review Committee's recommendation to Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Glendale, California as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council finds, determines, and declares that Shield Telehealth Medical Services (“Shield”) is the most qualified proposer to serve as the Jail Medical Services provider because this firm possesses the competence, experience, expertise, equipment, personnel, financial wherewithal, and other resources necessary to perform dependable and 2 1
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quality services in the most efficient and cost-effective manner; SECTION 2. The City Council hereby accepts Shield’s proposal; SECTION 3. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager or his designee to execute a three-year agreement with Shield with City options for two (2) one-year extensions for a total not to exceed amount of $2,018,238; and
SECTION 4. The City Council rejects all other proposals.
Adopted this __________ day of __________________, 2026. __________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF GLENDALE )
I, Suzie Abajian, Ph.D., City Clerk of the City of Glendale, certify that the foregoing Resolution No. was adopted by the Council of the City of Glendale, California, at a regular meeting held on the day of , 2026, by the following vote:
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