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Consideration of and action on authorization to purchase a Ladder Truck funded by the FCPEMSD from the Siddons-Martin Emergency Group through the Houston-Galveston Area Council Cooperative Purchasing Program.
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Summary: The Fire Department is requesting to purchase a new Pierce Ascendant Aerial 107-Foot Vertical Reach Ladder Truck from the Siddons-Martin Emergency Group through the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) Cooperative Purchasing Program. This will replace “Ladder 22”, which is 20 years old. The cost of the equipment is not-to-exceed $1,143,243 plus the H-GAC fee of $2,000. This equipment will be lease/purchase financed over 9-10 year period and will be funded through the FCPEMSD budget. At a later date, closer to the delivery of the equipment, bids on the lease purchase financing will be taken.
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:
A budgeted amount of $95,000 is included in the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 FCPEMSD Budget for the first year of the Lease Purchase financing for this equipment. This equipment will be financed through a separate and subsequent lease/purchase agreement.
Recommended action:
Authorize the purchase of a Fire Truck funded by the FCPEMSD from the Siddons-Martin Emergency Group through the Houston-Galveston Area Council Cooperative Purchasing Program