**PULLED – This item will not be considered on Oct 9, 2019

KNAPP CHEVROLET, INC for five Complete Ambulances Cabs and Chassis Mounted with Modular Bodies and two additional Modular Bodies through the Houston-Galveston Area Council for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of the Houston Fire Department - $1,232,920.60 – Fire Consolidated and Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Funds

S87-E29174-H - Approve the purchase of five (5) complete ambulance cabs and chassis mounted with modular bodies and two (2) additional modular bodies through the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) in the total amount of $1,232,920.60 for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of the Houston Fire Department.

Specific Explanation:
The Director of the Fleet Management Department and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve the purchase of five (5) complete ambulance cabs & chassis mounted with modular bodies and two (2) additional modular bodies through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) in the total amount of $1,232,920.60 for the Houston Fire Department (HFD), and that authorization be given to issue purchase orders to the H-GAC contract vendors shown below. The ambulances will be used citywide by Houston Fire Department personnel for delivery of emergency medical services to the citizens of Houston 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The funding for the ambulance cabs & chassis is included in the FY20 Equipment Acquisition Plan.

H-GAC Contractors:
Knapp Chevrolet, Inc.: Approve the purchase of five (5) ambulance cabs & chassis to be mounted with modular bodies in the total amount of $934,514.00.

Frazer, Ltd.: Approve the purchase of two (2) modular bodies to be mounted on existing cabs & chassis in the amount of $298,406.60.

These five (5) ambulance cabs & chassis mounted with modular bodies will come with a full three-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty, and the life expectancy is ten years. The two (2) additional modular bodies will come with a full three-year/36,000-mile bumper-to-bumper warranty, and the life expectancy is ten years. These new gasoline-powered vehicles will meet all of the EPA's current emission standards for vehicles with gasoline engines. These new vehicles will replace existing vehicles that have reached their life expectancy and will be sent to auction for disposition.

MWBE Participation:
M/WBE Zero Percentage Goal Documented approved by the Office of Business Opportunity.

Hire Houston First:
This procurement is exempt from the City’s Hire Houston First Ordinance. Bids/proposals were not solicited because the department is utilizing an Interlocal or Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for this purchase.

Fiscal Note:
Funding for this item is included in the FY20 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Fiscal Policies.

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Jerry Adams, Chief Procurement Officer       Department Approval Authority Signature

Finance/Strategic Procurement Division

Appropriation Ordinance 2019-0645 approved by City Council August 20, 2019

$934,514.00 - Fire Consolidated Construction Fund (4500) - Previously appropriated by Ord. No.: 2019-0645

$298,406.60 - Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund (1800) - Previously appropriated by Ord. No.: 2019-0645

$1,232,920.60 - Total Amount

Coryie Gilmore  (832) 393-8743

Lena Farris        (832) 393-8729

Marchelle Cain  (832) 393-6910