DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Ratification for Repairs to Fire Engine #19
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the ratification of payments made to Siddons Martin Emergency Group for providing repairs to Fire Engine #19 for a total cost of $117,448.00. Funding is available in the FY 2018 General Fund Budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of San Antonio contracted Siddons Martin Emergency Group to provide repairs to Fire Engine #19 that was struck by a vehicle while returning from an emergency response. The impact caused significant damage to the unit, requiring that it be sent to the original equipment manufacturer for repairs. By doing so, the unit was repaired to the original specifications and the existing warranty was preserved.
Subsequent to the completion of repairs, the Risk Management division has filed a claim against the insurance carrier providing coverage for the vehicle that struck Fire Engine #19. The limit of liability on the policy is $25,000.00, which would be the maximum amount the City could collect. Acceptance of the claim by the insurance company is pending.
ISSUE:
This ordinance will ratify the expenditure to Siddons Martin Emergency Group in the amount of $117,448.00 for the repair of Engine # 19. Services were authorized utilizing a Certificate of Exemption to competitive bidding citing the Unforeseen Damages provision.
These expenditures are exempt from competitive bidding and are excluded from the scope of the SBEDA program.
These expenditures are an exception to the Local Preference Program.
The Veteran-Owned Small Business Preference Program does not apply to goods/supplies contracts, so no preference was applied to this contract.
ALTERNATIVES:
Should the requested authorization not be approved, the San Antonio Fire Department would be non-compliant with requirements for expenditures in excess of $50,000.00 to be approved by City Council...
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