Consent 1.A.2.
Regular City Council Meeting
- Meeting Date:
- 01/26/2015
- TITLE
- Bid Award - Aerial Platform Truck for Fire Department
- PRESENTED BY:
- Paul Dextras
- Department:
- Fire
Presentation:
PROBLEM/ISSUE STATEMENT
The existing 1997 aerial truck is scheduled for replacement in FY 2015. A call for sealed bids was announced in December, 2014 and the bid opening was held January 13, 2015. A total of five bids were received. Vendors submitting bids were: E-One, Smeal, Ferrara, Pierce and Sutphen. Smeal has withdrawn their bid. The truck proposed by Smeal has been sold. State law requires the governing body to consider bids at the meeting immediately following a bid opening. Fire staff needs additional time to review these bids and requests that the City Council delay approving a purchase until the February 9th meeting.
ALTERNATIVES ANALYZED
City Council may chose to approve or disapprove the staff recommendation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Within the Equipment Replacement Program, $918,044 has been earmarked to replace the existing ladder truck in FY 2015
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that the City Council postpone the Fire Department aerial truck replacement bid award to the February 9, 2015 meeting.