City of San Antonio - File #: 19-8560

• File #: 19-8560
• Type: Purchase of Equipment
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 12/12/2019
• Posting Language: Ordinance approving a contract with Siddons Martin Emergency Group to provide the Fire Department with thirteen (13) Pierce Velocity Pumper Trucks for a total cost of $10,372,302.00 over a two-year period. Funding for two (2) pumper trucks in FY 2020 in the amount of $1,628,250.00 will be paid through previously authorized General Fund appropriations. Funding for the remaining eleven (11) pumper trucks in FY 2021 is subject to City Council approval of the annual budget. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, Finance]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/12/2019	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Finance


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide


SUBJECT:

Purchase of Fire Pumper Trucks


SUMMARY:
This Ordinance authorizes an annual contract with Siddons-Martin Emergency Group to provide thirteen (13) pumper trucks for the San Antonio Fire Department for a total cost of $10,372,302.00 over a two-year period.

Funding for two (2) pumper trucks in FY 2020 in the amount of $1,628,250.00 is available from previously authorized General Fund appropriations.

Funding for the remaining eleven (11) pumper trucks in FY 2021 is subject to City Council approval of the annual budget.


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the offer submitted by Siddons-Martin Emergency Group utilizing the HGAC cooperative contract number FS12-19 to provide thirteen Velocity pumper trucks for the San Antonio Fire Department for a total cost of $10,372,302.00.

This contract will provide the San Antonio Fire Department with units for fighting fires and other emergency response requirements. The current Fire Department inventory consists of 54 frontline pumper trucks and 17 spare units. This contract will increase the frontline pumper truck count to 56 front line pumper trucks. Fire Stations 52 and 53 are scheduled to receive pumper trucks purchased in FY 2020 as part of the Southside Annexation initiative.

These vehicles will be used by the Fire Department for day to day emergency response use and are the primary response vehicle for the fire suppression division. These vehicles carry personnel and equipment, as well as water, to be able to make an initial fire attack to protect lives and save property.


ISSUE:

This contract is to provide the Fire Department with thirteen pumper trucks to respond to fire and medical emergencies. These vehicles will be placed city wide enhancing the capability and safety of the Fire Department personnel.

The life expectancy of the pumper trucks is 180 mont...