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Consideration of and action on authorization to purchase equipment for the new Ladder Truck from Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists.
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Summary: The Fire Department is requesting the purchase of equipment for the new Pierce Ascendant Aerial 107-Foot Vertical Reach Ladder Truck. The purchase of the Ladder Truck, from the Siddons-Martin Emergency Group via the H-GAC Purchasing Cooperative, was approved in October 2016 and delivery is expected in November 2017. This equipment purchase totals $75,192 and will be funded through the FCPEMSD budget (copy of a purchase requisition showing the equipment list is attached). Of that amount, $62,703 are for purchases through the BuyBoard and $12,489 are for purchases of equipment for which Metro Fire Apparatus is the sole source dealer (letter attached).
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:
A budgeted amount of $95,000 is included in the Fiscal Year 2017-2018 FCPEMSD Budget for equipping the new Ladder Truck (Account No. 83-304-4308, Small Tools and Minor Equipment).
Recommended action:
Authorize the purchase of equipment for the new Ladder Truck from Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists through the Buy Board.