City of San Antonio - File #: 16-4891

• File #: 16-4891
• Type: Purchase of Equipment
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 10/6/2016
• Posting Language: An Ordinance accepting the offer from Siddons-Martin Emergency Group to provide nine replacement fire engine trucks to the City's Fire Department for a total cost of $6,275,076.00, funded from the Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/6/2016	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Finance


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: CityWide


SUBJECT:

Fire Engines


SUMMARY:

An ordinance accepting the offer from Siddons-Martin Emergency Group to provide nine (9) replacement Velocity Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) Fire Engines for the San Antonio Fire Department for a total cost of $6,275,076.00. 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 BuyBoard cooperative contract number 491-15 to provide nine (9) replacement Velocity CAFS Fire Engines for the San Antonio Fire Department for a total cost of $6,275,076.00, which includes a $1,500.00 BuyBoard cooperative contract fee.
This contract will provide the San Antonio Fire Department with nine (9) replacement pumper trucks to assist in fighting fires and other emergency response requirements. Current Fire Department inventory consists of 20 frontline ladder trucks, 7 spare units; 51 frontline pumper trucks and 17 spare units. With a lead time of up to 310 days, use of the BuyBoard cooperative will allow the order to be placed early in the fiscal year and ensure that the fire engines are received at the time existing equipment is due for replacement.

The life expectancy of these replacement pumper trucks is 180 months and will be funded through the Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund.



ISSUE:

This contract will provide the City of San Antonio Fire Department with replacement pumper trucks to assist in fighting fires and other emergency response requirements.
These units will be purchased from Siddons-Martin Emergency Group utilizing the BuyBoard cooperative contract number 491-15. This purchase will be made in accordance with the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative passed on ordinance 97097, dated 1/30/2003.
The BuyBoard Cooperative Program is administered ...