City of San Antonio - File #: 13-742

• File #: 13-742
• Type: Purchase of Equipment
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 11/7/2013
• Posting Language: An Ordinance accepting the bid from Triad Marine & Industrial Supply Inc. to provide the Fire Department with 2 rescue boats, outboard motors and trailers for a total cost of $50,999.96, funded through the 2011 State Homeland Security Program. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Director, Finance]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/7/2013	1	City Council A Session

DEPARTMENT: Finance


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: All


SUBJECT:

Rescue Boats


SUMMARY:

This ordinance authorizes acceptance of a contract with Triad Marine & Industrial Supply Inc. to provide the Fire Department with two rescue boats, outboard motors and trailers for a total cost of $50,999.96. This purchase will be funded utilizing the 2011 State Homeland Security Program.



BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The attached tabulation of one bid to provide the Fire Department with two rescue boats is hereby submitted for City Council consideration and action. The low responsive bid was submitted by Triad Marine & Industrial Supply, Inc. for a total cost of $50,999.96 to be funded by 2011 State Homeland Security Program.

These grant funds are designed to assist high threat, high density urban areas in building and sustaining capabilities to prevent, protect against, respond to and recover from catastrophic events through multi-disciplinary planning, operations, equipment purchases training and exercises.


The Fire Department's current fleet consists of eight rescue boats. During the Memorial Day Flood, two rescue boats were damaged beyond repair. This purchase will provide two replacement rescue boats and bring the Department's fleet back to eight operational units to be used for necessary public safety work during emergency situations. The two replacement rescue boats will be housed at Fire Station 11 located at 610 South Frio in addition to two units currently stored at this location. Four of the units are currently housed at Fire Station 51 located at 5020 Beckwith Boulevard.

The new units are grant funded and will not be placed into the Vehicle Replacement Program. There is currently no viable alternative fueled equipment available for rescue boats.




ISSUE:

This contract will provide two rescue boats for the San Antonio Fire Department. These rescue boats are additional units to the...