Consideration and Approval of Cooperative Contract:  Purchase of a Type I Pierce Quantum Pumper Fire Truck, for City of Flagstaff Fire Department through a City of Mesa cooperative purchase contract, #2013-118 (Approve contract for purchase of fire truck for a total amount not to exceed $460,283.00, plus applicable sales tax).

The purchase of Type I Pierce Quantum Pumper Fire Truck supports the continuing operations of the Flagstaff Fire Department.  
 
Decision Points: This action will allow the Flagstaff Fire Department to match continued and established working fire equipment within the Fire Fleet.  We currently have both Pierce Pumper and Aerials in our Fleet that are providing excellent services and reliability.  These vehicles will meet our needs and are expected to remain in service for the next twenty years. By continuing to use the Pierce products, our Fleet Department  has to stock less parts, our technician is very familiar with these types of units and therefore the repair costs and down time are kept under control. We also received the pricing from a competitive bid process, structured as a cooperative purchase by the City of Mesa. 

The Fleet plan for the Fire Department is to purchase a replacement type 1 Pumper Fire truck after 25 years of service and 110 % of the vehicle value spent in repairs during its life. This purchase will replace a 1990 Pumper fire truck with over 125% of its original value expended in repairs. Funds were allocated in the FY 2015 Budget for this purchase.  

COUNCIL GOALS:
11. Effective governance

REGIONAL PLAN:
E. 1. Increase energy efficiency.
PF.3 Provide high-quality emergency response and public safety services including law enforcement, fire, medical, and ambulance transport services.

No

1. Approve the purchase of  Type I Pierce Quantum Fire Truck using the City of Mesa's cooperative purchase contract. 
2. Conduct the competitive bid process, evaluate responses and select a vendor.
3. Do not purchase a truck at this time.

The Fire Department is replacing a 1990 Type I Fire Pumper truck. This new vehicle will be housed at Station 1 and move Engine 1 to station 4. The engine at station 4 would move into a reserve status. These actions would decrease the Fire Department’s overall average Fleet age and provide efficient and dependable fire and EMS coverage for two districts within the City. The Fleet Committee approved this Fire Type I truck purchase in 2014.

There are 3 items to consider with the purchase and deployment of the Type I Pierce Quantum Pumper Fire truck.  This will replace a 1990 pumper truck, and will be placed in service at Station 1. The current vehicle at Station 1, will move to Station 4 and the current vehicle at station 4 will become a reserve vehicle.  The Type I Pierce Quantum Pumper Fire truck is less expensive to operate and is also providing for a newer vehicle at station 4 which is less expensive to operate than their current unit; which is a 1992 pumper truck.   

The purchase of this vehicle was approved by the Fleet Committee and funds were allocated in the current years fiscal budget.

With the replacement of the 1990 Type 1 Fire Pumper, the city will receive a less expensive, lower emission producing, and safer to operate vehicle to continue to provide efficient services to the community. 

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