Title
To authorize and direct the City Auditor to transfer $436,000.00 within the Safety Bond Fund, from Fire Facility Renovation to Fire Apparatus Replacement; to amend the 2008 Capital Improvement Budget; to authorize and direct the Director of Finance and Management to issue purchase orders for EMS vehicles for the Division of Fire from existing Universal Term Contracts established for such purpose by the Purchasing Office with Horton Emergency Vehicles; to authorize the expenditure of $3,585,000.00 from the Safety Bond Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($3,585,000.00)
Explanation
BACKGROUND:
Need: The Fire Division is in immediate need to purchase seventeen (17) EMS vehicles (medics) to replace aging apparatus in the Division's current fleet; this legislation is to authorize and direct the Director of Finance and Management to issue purchase orders for EMS vehicles from existing Universal Term Contracts established by the Purchasing Office for such purpose with Horton Emergency Vehicles.
This ordinance also authorizes the transfer of $436,000 between projects within the Safety Voted Bond Funds as a temporary funding measure until bonds are sold to reimburse the Fire Facility Renovation Project and amends the 2008 Capital Improvement Budget, ordinance #0690-2008 to reflect this transaction.
Bid Information: Universal Term Contracts exists for this purchase with Horton Emergency Vehicles for EMS vehicles.
Contract Compliance: Horton Emergency Vehicles #352018529 exp. 9/18/2009
Emergency Designation: This legislation is to be considered an emergency measure to allow for the immediate use of funds, and immediate purchase of this equipment, and to take advantage of lower pricing available in the current UTC contract.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Budgeted Amount: The 2008 Capital Improvement Budget reflects new funding of $4,750,000 for Fire Apparatus, however, available cash within the project is not sufficient to complete this transaction. The tra...
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