DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: CityWide
SUBJECT:
Purchase of First Responder Units for the Fire Department
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes a contract with Cowboy Dodge, Jeep, Ram for the purchase of five Dodge Ram 3500 one-ton first responder units for the Fire Department for a total cost of $256,148.75. Funding is available from the Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund (ERRF).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the offer submitted by Cowboy Dodge, Jeep, Ram utilizing the BuyBoard cooperative contract number 430-13 effective December 1, 2013 through November 30, 2016, to provide the Fire Department with five Dodge Ram 3500 one-ton first responder units for a total cost of $256,148.75. The low offer submitted by Grapevine Dodge Chrysler Jeep did not include the body specified in solicitation document.
The purchase will provide five Dodge Ram 3500 one-ton first responder units for the San Antonio Fire Department, Emergency Medical Services Division. These vehicles allow SAFD Command officers to respond to and transport needed equipment to emergency scenes. The SAFD Apparatus committee, consisting of members from the SAFD and San Antonio Professional Firefighters Union Local 624, evaluated a variety of Heavy Duty trucks for use in the SAFD Fleet in 2011 and 2012. In October 2012, the Committee unanimously recommended the Dodge chassis since it best met the specific operational needs of the Fire Department.
Currently, the Fire Department utilizes 8 first responder command units, which are composed of 5 frontline units, with 3 units in reserve. These first responder units will replace 5 existing units which will be taken out of service and prepared for auction as the new units are placed into operation. The life expectancy of the new equipment is 96 months.
Alternative Fuels:
These vehicles could not be acquired as p...
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