Explanation
BACKGROUND: This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to associate General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate universal term contract purchase agreement(s) on behalf of the Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire, for the purchase of ballistic vests and related accessories from Blue Line Innovations Inc. and HighCom Armor Solutions, Inc. The HighCom Armor Solutions, Inc. purchase agreement allows for HighCom Armor Solutions, Inc. items not currently in the catalog to be purchased via this UTC. These personal protection items will provide replacement equipment for current division personnel, used as protective outerwear in daily emergency medical response operations and as protective outerwear in SWAT raids.
Bid Information: Universal term contracts exist for these expenditures ~ Blue Line Innovations Inc. (vendor #022341) $242,337.73 // HighCom Armor Solutions, Inc. (vendor #025243) $105,230.26
Emergency Designation: Public Safety requests this legislation to be an emergency measure to make funding immediately available for the purchase of said equipment for division personnel to replace equipment.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $347,567.99 from the Division of Fire’s 2024 General Fund budget for ballistic vests for current personnel. The Division of Fire’s general fund budget includes $1,611,073.07 in funding for this purchase.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to associate general budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate universal term contract purchase agreement(s), on behalf of the Division of Fire, for the purchase of ballistic vests and related accessories from Blue Line Innovations Inc. and HighCom Armor Solutions, Inc.; to authorize the expenditure of $347,567.99 from the general fund; and to declare an emergency. ($347,567.99)
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WHEREAS, there is a need to purchase replacement b...
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