DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Hazmat Technical Vehicles
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes a contract with Siddons-Martin Emergency Group for the purchase of two Pierce Velocity Hazmat Technical Vehicles for a total cost of $1,971,490.00. Funding is available from the Public Property Finance Contractual Obligations (PPFCO), Series 2013 Fund.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the offer submitted by Siddons-Martin Emergency Group utilizing the BuyBoard cooperative contract number 399-12 to provide two Pierce Velocity Hazmat Technical Vehicles for a total cost of $1,971,490.00.
The contract will provide the San Antonio Fire Department with two Pierce Velocity Hazmat Technical Vehicles used to respond to hazardous materials incidents. The HAZMAT technicians routinely assist emergency responders with fuel spills, oil spills, and any other incident where there is a known or unknown hazardous substance. The HAZMAT response units are equipped with the most current protective clothing and chemical detection devices available.
The HAZMAT response units are additional units to the City's fleet and will be placed in the City's Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund.
Alternative Fuels:
These vehicles could not be acquired as propane powered because the particular vehicles were not available in the Liquefied Petroleum Gas configuration or because the specific operational requirements of the vehicles precluded this option.
ISSUE:
The contract will provide the City of San Antonio Fire Department with two Pierce Velocity Hazmat Technical Vehicles used to respond to hazardous materials incidents.
These units will be purchased from Siddons-Martin Emergency Group utilizing the BuyBoard cooperative contract number 399-12. This purchase will be made in accordance with Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative passed on ordinance 97097 dated 01/30/2003.
The BuyBoard Ordinance is administered by the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative. All products and services included in this cooperative were competitively bid and awarded by the Cooperative's Board of Trustees based upon Texas statutes.
The basic apparatus has a one year limited warranty.
The Small Business Economic Development Advocacy Ordinance requirements were waived due to the lack of qualified SMWBE's available to provide the goods and services.
The recommended award is an exception to the Local Preference Program.
The Veteran-Owned Business Program does not apply to good/supplies contracts, so no preference was applied to this contract.
ALTERNATIVES:
Should this contract not be approved, the delay could lead to the department's inability to provide essential services to the residents of San Antonio.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The total cost for this contract is $1,971,490.00 which will be funded utilizing the PPFCO, Series 2013 Fund, which has been previously approved as part of the FY14 budget.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the approval of this contract with Siddons-Martin Emergency Group for a total cost of $1,971,490.00.
This contract is procured by means of cooperative purchasing and a Contracts Disclosure Form is not required.