DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Fire First Responder Vehicles
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes a contract with Moore Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram to provide the San Antonio Fire Department with four replacement and one additional first responder trucks for a total cost of $409,258.30. Funding for four replacement first responder trucks in the amount of $338,537.10 is available from the FY 2020 Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund (ERRF). Funding for the additional first responder truck in the amount of $70,721.20 is available from the FY 2020 General Fund Budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for City Council consideration and action is an offer from Moore Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram in the amount of $409,258.30 for a total of five first responder vehicles. The Fire Department Arson Division will receive one replacement half-ton crew cab, 4x2, short bed truck with camper to replace a truck to be used City wide for arson investigation and response. Fire Station 15 and Fire Station 29 will each receive a replacement one-ton crew cab, 4x2, utility body trucks. Fire Station 1 will receive one replacement one-ton crew cab, 4x4, long bed truck with camper. This contract shall also furnish one additional three-quarter ton crew cab, 4x4, long bed truck with camper which will be assigned to Fire Station 44. These vehicles function as supply trucks that will transport additional personnel, supplies, and equipment during critical incident response calls. This contract shall provide turnkey vehicles that include communication radios, sirens, emergency lighting, and applicable cargo enclosures.
The Fire Department has found the Ram heavy duty cab and chassis to be reliable and require less frequent preventive maintenance intervals resulting in increased availability and lower life cycle costs. As a result, the Ram heavy duty chassis represents a better overall value and best meets the o...
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