DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Purchase of First Responder Units
SUMMARY:
An Ordinance accepting an offer from Cowboy Motor Company to provide one replacement and five additional turnkey first responder trucks for a total cost of $486,748.80. Funding in the amount of $192,748.80 is available from the FY 2019 Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund (ERRF) Budget and $294,000.00 is available from the FY 2019 General Fund Budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the offer from Cowboy Motor Company to furnish six first responder trucks for a total cost of $486,748.80. This offer shall provide a replacement One-Ton Crew Cab, 4x4 Long Bed Truck with Camper and Pull Out Bed that will be used as a Battalion Chief Response truck to support Fire Station 43 in District 9. This contract shall also provide five additions to the City's fleet: one (1) One-Ton Crew Cab, 4x2 Truck with Utility Van Body that shall be assigned to the EMS command officer position at Fire Station 16 in District 5; and four (4) 3/4 Ton Crew Cab, 4x4, Long Bed with Camper trucks that will be assigned to Fire Station 14 in District 10, Fire Station 34 in District 8, Fire Station 35 in District 6, and Fire Station 19 in District 1 to be used as first response squad trucks. These vehicles function as supply trucks that will transport additional personnel, supplies, and equipment during critical incident response calls. This contract shall provide turnkey vehicles that include communication radios, sirens, emergency lighting, and applicable cargo enclosures.
ISSUE:
The Fire Department has found the Dodge heavy duty cab and chassis to be reliable and require less frequent preventive maintenance intervals resulting in increased availability and lower life cycle costs. As a result, the Dodge heavy duty chassis represents a better overall value and best meets the operational...
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