City of San Antonio - File #: 15-6125

• File #: 15-6125
• Type: Purchase of Equipment
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 1/14/2016
• Posting Language: An Ordinance accepting the offer from Siddons-Martin Emergency Group, LLC to provide the San Antonio Fire Department with two additional Dodge 5500 Type 6 Brush Trucks for a total cost of $355,994.00, funded from the FY2016 Adopted Capital Budget. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Director, Finance]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
1/14/2016	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Finance


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: CityWide


SUBJECT:

Brush Trucks



SUMMARY:

An ordinance accepting the offer from Siddons-Martin Emergency Group, LLC to provide two Dodge 5500 Type 6 Brush Trucks for a total cost of $355,994.00 for the San Antonio Fire Department. Funding is available from the FY2016 Adopted Capital Budget appropriation for the South Annexation.



BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the offer submitted by Siddons-Martin Emergency Group, LLC utilizing the HGAC cooperative contract number HT06-14 to provide two Dodge 5500 Type 6 Brush Trucks funded through the FY2016 Adopted Capital Budget appropriation for the South Annexation at a total cost of $355,994.00.

This contract will provide the San Antonio Fire Department with two additional brush trucks to support response to emergencies in areas that are not accessible by conventional Type 1 fire engines. These brush trucks are lighter, smaller and more agile four wheel drive units which allows increased access to remote wildland areas. These units shall be used to fight wildland brush fires in the newly annexed southern areas. There are nine brush trucks currently in service with a life expectancy of 96 months.




ISSUE:

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

These units will be purchased from Siddons-Martin Emergency Group, LLC utilizing the Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC) cooperative contract number HT06-14. This purchase is made in accordance with the Houston-Galveston Cooperative Program passed on resolution 96-41-48 dated 10/10/1996.

The Houston-Galveston Cooperative Program is administered by the Houston-Galveston Area Council Cooperative. All products and services included in this cooperative were competitively bi...