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San Diego approves contract extension with Rural/Metro

A five-year contract extension with Rural/Metro will allow city officials to resolve legal issues that have prevented them from putting an ambulance contract out to bid

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SAN DIEGO — With a bidding process for emergency medical transportation services in San Diego caught up in litigation, a reluctant CityCouncil Monday approved a five-year contract extension with Rural/Metro Ambulance.

The deal buys time for city officials to work through legal snags that have prevented them from opening up the ambulance contract to competitive bidding.

Councilman Scott Sherman said he would have preferred seeing a request for bids go out so he could see what other companies are offering.

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