Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the purchase of seven (7) custom built medium duty medics for the Fire Division from Horton Emergency Vehicles. The Fire Division has a need to replace medics that are beyond their useful life and have high maintenance costs. The Division of Fire has utilized Horton Emergency Vehicles as the primary supplier of medics for well over a decade. The Horton product has proven to be a reliable vehicle. The vehicle body is locally manufactured and Horton has provided excellent service to the Division of Fire and the Fleet Management Division. Purchasing Horton vehicles also enables the City to standardize units which decreases the number of parts carried on inventory and enables Fire to train Emergency Services personnel on a standard unit. Included with the medic purchases will be all pertinent equipment utilized on the vehicles. The Purchasing Office utilized the State Term Schedule Contract as a basis for the negotiation of pricing for the medics. This will result in pricing lower than the STS, and permit the timely ordering of this apparatus from a local vendor, at a comparable price to previous purchases.
Bid Information: Competitive bidding requirements of City of Columbus Code Chapter 329 are being waived for this purchase.
Contract Compliance: Horton Emergency Vehicles 352018529
Emergency Designation: This legislation is to be considered an emergency measure to allow for the immediate use of funds and immediate purchase of these apparatus.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $1,898,680 from the Public Safety Capital Bond Fund, to purchase seven (7) custom medium duty medics for the Fire Division from Horton Emergency Vehicles. The Division of Fire spent $1,455,753 in 2014 to replace medium duty medics. The Fire Division spent $1.9 million in 2013 and $3.3 million in 2012 to purchase medium duty medics. The Purchasing office used the State Term Schedule as a bas...
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