Title
Fire Radiological Decontamination Apparatus
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of a fire radiological decontamination truck body from a cooperative purchasing contract as authorized by G.S. 143-129(e)(3), and
B. Approve a unit price contract, in an amount not to exceed $400,000, with VT Hackney Inc. for the purchase of a fire radiological decontamination truck body under the National Joint Powers Alliance contract 090512-VTH.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Pete Key, Fire
Kevin Gordon, Fire
Cooperative Purchasing Exemption
NC S.L. 2001-328, effective January 1, 2002, authorizes competitive group purchasing.
Explanation
* Approve the purchase of a radiological decontamination truck for radiological or nuclear incidents, both locally and regionally, to be used by Charlotte Fire.
* The new radiological decontamination truck will provide support and equipment for emergency worker decontamination stations in six different locations, carry additional equipment such as meters, decontamination waste disposal containers, portal monitors, plastic sheeting, and support other hazardous materials incidents as needed.
* Fire will utilize a current cab and chassis that is being taken out of service, and will have the current body removed by the vendor and replaced with a new body, creating an estimated savings of $280,000.
* The current truck body being removed from the cab chassis has been determined to have a fair market value of no more than $1,000. The current body will be disposed of through private sale to the vendor; doing so is the most cost effective means because it allows the City to avoid added costs to dispose of and/or haul the chassis to auction.
* VT Hackney Inc. has a contract, awarded through the National Joint Powers Alliance, which allows the City to receive goods at the best possible price.
Charlotte Business INClusion
These are cooperative purchasing contracts and are exempt (Part A: Appendix 27 of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy). ...
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