City of San Antonio - File #: 15-5058

• File #: 15-5058
• Type: Purchase of Equipment
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 10/29/2015
• Posting Language: An Ordinance accepting an offer from Siddons-Martin Emergency Group, utilizing the HGAC cooperative contract, to provide two replacement Velocity Aerial Platform Trucks for the San Antonio Fire Department for a total cost of $2,335,106.00, funded from the Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Director, Finance]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/29/2015	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Finance


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide


SUBJECT:

SAFD-Aerial Platform Trucks


SUMMARY:

An ordinance accepting the offer from Siddons-Martin Emergency Group to provide two replacement Velocity Aerial Platform Trucks for the San Antonio Fire Department for a total cost of $2,335,106.00. 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 Siddons-Martin Emergency Group utilizing the HGAC cooperative contract to provide two replacement Velocity Aerial Platform Trucks for the San Antonio Fire Department for a total cost of $2,335,106.00.

This contract will provide the San Antonio Fire Department with replacement units for fighting fires and other emergency response requirements. Current Fire Department inventory consists of 20 frontline ladder trucks, 7 spare units; 52 frontline pumper trucks and 16 spare units. The life expectancy of these replacement units is 180 months and will be funded through the Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund.

Vehicles and equipment that meet their expected life cycle are usually sold at auction but may also be traded-in to the selling dealer. 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 ERRF. The proceeds are then used to purchase new similar vehicles and equipment.


ISSUE:

This contract will provide the City of San Antonio Fire Department with two replacement aerial platform trucks to assist in fighting fires and other emergency response requirements.

These units will be purchased from Siddons-Martin Emergency Group utilizing the HGAC cooperative contract number FS12-13. This purchase will be made in accordance with the Houston/Galveston Cooperative program passed on resolution 96-41-4...