Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish a purchase order with Heritage Fire Equipment for repair of Sutphen Engine E15 BT#26422 on behalf of the Division of Fire. This apparatus is in need of significant repairs and cannot be placed back in service until the repairs have been completed. The City has a Universal Term Contract/Purchase Agreement with Heritage Fire Equipment for heavy duty specialty repair services.
Heritage Fire Equipment CC# CC024589, Vendor# 024589 PA004323 - Sutphen OEM Parts & Service UTC - expires 1/31/2022
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes the expenditure of $36,105.03 with Heritage Fire Equipment for the repairs needed on Sutphen Engine E15 BT#26422. Funds are available in Public Safety's Taxable G.O. Bonds Fund for these repairs.
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to establish a purchase order from a Universal Term Contract/Purchase Agreement with Heritage Fire Equipment for the repairs to a Sutphen Fire Engine; to amend the 2020 Capital Improvement Budget and transfer funds between projects; and to authorize the expenditure of $36,105.03 from the Public Safety Capital Improvement Fund. ($36,105.03)
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WHEREAS, various repairs are needed to Sutphen Engine E15 BT#26422 in order for the unit to be placed back into service, and,
WHEREAS, capital funds will be used for these repairs due to the significant dollar amount needed and the availability of funds for Fire Apparatus in the Department of Public Safety's Capital Improvement Budget; and,
WHEREAS, there is a Universal Term Contract with Heritage Fire Equipment for these services; and,
WHEREAS, Heritage Fire Equipment is a local dealer best capable of working on these pieces of firefighting equipment; and,
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of the Department of Finance and Management, Fleet Management Division, to authorize the Finance and Management Dir...
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