City of San Antonio - File #: 19-6492

• File #: 19-6492
• Type: Purchase of Equipment
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 10/3/2019
• Posting Language: Ordinance approving a contract with Siddons Martin Emergency Group to provide the San Antonio Fire Department with one Pierce Velocity Heavy Duty Rescue Truck for a total cost of $1,153,684.81. Funds are available from the FY 2020 Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund Budget. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/3/2019	1	City Council A Session

DEPARTMENT: Finance


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide


SUBJECT:

Purchase of a Heavy Rescue Truck


SUMMARY:

This ordinance authorizes acceptance of a contract with Siddons Martin Emergency Group to provide the Fire Department with one replacement Pierce Velocity Heavy Duty Rescue Truck for a total cost of $1,153,684.81. Funding is available from the FY 2020 Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund Budget.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the offer submitted by Siddons Martin Emergency Group to provide one replacement 2019 Pierce Velocity Heavy Duty Rescue truck for use by the Fire Department for a total cost of $1,153,684.81.

This vehicle will be used by the Fire Department Technical Rescue Team that deploys heavy power equipment to respond to emergencies where there are impediments obstructing rescue. This vehicle will be used in response to structural collapses, trench rescues, confined space rescue, advanced vehicle extraction and swift water rescues. There are currently two vehicles of this type in service, and this action would provide one replacement truck.


ISSUE:

This contract will provide the Fire Department with one 2019 Pierce Velocity Heavy Duty Rescue Truck to support its Technical Rescue Team. The replacement vehicle will be housed at Fire Station #11 which primarily services the southern half of the City, but can be deployed where needed throughout the San Antonio area. The second heavy duty rescue truck in the fleet is housed at Fire Station #51 and primarily services the northern half of the City, and likewise can be deployed as needed anywhere in the San Antonio area.

The life expectancy of the new vehicle is 120 months. This vehicle comes with a 24 month bumper-to-bumper warranty.

This unit will be purchased from Siddons Martin Emergency Group utilizing the Houston-Galveston Area Council cooperative contract number FS12-17. This purchase ...