Title
Fire Mobile Command Post Incident Management Vehicle
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of a Mobile Command Post Incident Management Vehicle from a cooperative contract,
B. Approve a unit price contract with LDV Specialty Vehicles for the purchase of Mobile Command Incident Management Vehicle for the term of one year under HGAC contract #AM10-20, and
C. Authorize the City Manager to extend the contract for additional terms as long as the cooperative contract is in effect, at prices and terms that are the same or more favorable than those offered under the cooperative contract.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Reginald Johnson, Fire
Damian Owens, Fire
Robert Graham, Fire
Explanation
* The Charlotte Fire Department (CFD) will purchase a Mobile Command Post Incident Management Vehicle, which is a 40-foot Mobile Command Center on a 54,000-pound diesel cab chassis.
* The Mobile Command Post Vehicle will provide rapid and robust on-site incident command capability for a variety of potential events including natural disasters, terrorist attacks, or active shooter events.
* Currently, the Charlotte Urban Area Security Initiative region lacks a rapidly deployable vehicle capable of providing an on-site mobile command post for various threats and hazards.
* NC General Statute Section 143-129(e) (3) authorizes local governments to purchase from formally organized cooperative purchasing contracts.
* A cooperative purchasing agreement results from the consolidation and competitive solicitation of multiple public agency requirements. By aggregating common needs all agencies are able to leverage economies of scale, such as volume discounts, improved terms and conditions, reduced administrative costs, and access to professional and technical expertise.
* On October 1, 2020, the Houston-Galveston Area Council approved a contract with LDV, INC Ambulances, EMS, and Other Special Services (HGAC contract #AM10-20), which is valid through September 22, 2022.
* Expendit...
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