DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
Fire Engines
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes acceptance of a contract with Siddons-Martin Emergency Group to replace up to 13 Fire Pumper Trucks in FY 2015 and FY 2016 funded from the Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund in the amount of $8,486,837.90.
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 up to 13 Velocity Pumpers for a total cost of $8,486,837.90.
This contract will provide the San Antonio Fire Department with replacement units to assist in fighting fires and other emergency response requirements. The current Fire Department inventory consists of 20 frontline ladder trucks, 7 spare units; 51 frontline pumper trucks and 17 spare units. The life expectancy of these replacement units is 180 months and will be funded through the Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund (ERRF). With a lead time of approximately 300 days for delivery of new fire trucks, approval of the FY 2016 purchase will allow the order to be placed early in the fiscal year. This will ensure that fire trucks are received at the time existing equipment is due for replacement.
The equipment that is being replaced will be sold at auction. If the Fleet asset is in the City's fleet replacement program then the proceeds are returned to the program. The proceeds are then used to acquire new similar vehicles and equipment for the same department that operated the sold fleet asset.
Based on thorough research and knowledge of the industry, the Building and Equipment Services Department did not identify any other viable alternative fueled equipment that would be available to meet the current requirements.
These vehicles could not be acquired as propane powered because the particular vehicles were no...
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