Title
Cooperative Purchasing Contract for Fire Apparatus
Action
Action:
A. Approve a unit price contract with Atlantic Emergency Solutions for the purchase of fire and rehabilitation apparatus for a term of four years under the Houston-Galveston Area Council cooperative contract #HGAC FS12-23, and
B. Authorize the City Manager to extend the contract for additional terms for as long as the cooperative contract is in effect, at prices and terms that are the same as or more favorable than those offered under the cooperative contract.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Reginald T Johnson, Fire
Jerry Winkles, Fire
Explanation
* Fire apparatus are primarily used for service calls involving fires, medical aid, or hazardous materials to transport firefighters to an incident with the necessary equipment for firefighting and technical rescue operations.
* General fire apparatus include fire engines, ladder trucks, mid-mount platforms and tractor-drawn aerials.
* Rehabilitation apparatus provide critical support for first responders for extended duration emergency events.
* The contract includes general fire and rehabilitation apparatus that will:
* support the unique needs of uptown and tightly congested areas, and
* provide first responders with a climate control environment and medical monitoring during fire incidents.
* NC General Statute Section 143-129(e)(3) allows local governments to purchase from formally organized cooperative purchasing contracts.
* The HGAC cooperative purchasing agreement is the result of a competitive solicitation that meets NC General Statute bidding requirements.
* The rehabilitation apparatus will be available to the entire Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) region, which includes 10 surrounding counties: Cabarrus, Catawba, Gaston, Iredell, Lincoln, Lancaster, Mecklenburg, Stanly, Union, and York.
* Annual expenditures for this contract are estimated to be $4,000,000.
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