Explanation
BACKGROUND: The Fire Division requests to purchase a hazardous material response vehicle for emergency and rescue operations. This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to enter into contract with Farber Specialty Vehicles for the purchase of a hazardous material response vehicle and related equipment for the Fire Division. The Division is replacing a front line hazardous materials response vehicle that is approximately 20 years old and is beyond it's useful life. Fire Station 4 is the only Columbus Fire Station so equipped with a hazardous response vehicle. At least three other regional fire departments in Central Ohio have at least one hazardous response vehicle that may also respond to emergency and rescue operations in other areas of the City.
Bid Information: Bid solicitation SA005714 was opened on 2/12/2015 for the purchase of a hazardous material response vehicle for the Fire Division with the following results:
Ferrara Fire Apparatus, a Majority company ~ $829,594.00
Farber Specialty Vehicles, a Majority company ~ $888,900.00
Summit Fire Apparatus, a Majority company ~ $898,780.00
Pierce Manufacturing, a Majority company ~ $995,587.00
The lowest bid submitted by Ferrara Fire Apparatus was deemed non-responsive as they did not meet specifications for a straight front axle. Farber Specialty Vehicles and Summit Fire Apparatus were deemed non-responsive as they failed to offer a command cab and a hard wired electrical system. Pierce Manufacturing submitted the highest, non-responsive bid as to the command cab configuration requirements of the specifications. With each of the aforementioned bids being non-responsive, the lowest bidder, Ferrara Fire Apparatus, was asked to revise their bid submission to accommodate the specifications requiring a straight front axle - Ferrara was unwilling to revise their submission to meet the specifications. The next lowest bidder, Farber Specialty Vehicles, was asked to and agreed ...
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