Title
To authorize and direct the Finance Director to issue a purchase order to Central States Fire Apparatus LLC, for the purchase of heavy rescue vehicles; to authorize the expenditure of $1,109.988.00 from the Safety Voted Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,109.988.00)
Explanation
BACKGROUND:
Need: This legislation is to authorize and direct the Finance Director to issue a purchase order to Central States Fire Apparatus LLC for the purchase of three (3) heavy rescue vehicles to replace those in the current fleet and provide reserve apparatus. Ordinance 0853-2004 passed on July 26, 2004 approved the purchase of the first of four (4) heavy rescue vehicles; this ordinance will authorize the purchase of the remaining three (3) heavy rescue vehicles.
Bid Information: Competitive bids were solicited via Purchasing Office Solicitation SA001039, with ten (10) vendors bidding. Central States Fire Apparatus LLC submitted the lowest, best, responsible, responsive bid.
Contract Compliance: 285385080
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is requested to make funds available as soon as possible so construction of these vehicles may begin.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Budgeted Amount: Funds are available in the Fire Division's Safety Voted Bond Fund for this purchase.
Body
WHEREAS, a need exists to purchase three (3) heavy rescue vehicles from the Division of Fire's Safety Voted Bond Fund, Apparatus Replacement Project, for the purpose of replacing current fleet and providing reserve apparatus; and
WHEREAS, formal bids were solicited via the Columbus Purchasing Office as SA001039 with Central States Fire Apparatus LLC submitting the lowest and best bid; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Department of Public Safety, in that it is immediately necessary to purchase said heavy rescue vehicles, for the immediate preservation of the public health, peace, property, safety and welfare; now, therefore,
BE IT...
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