S87 - E29648 - Purchase of firefighting trucks through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) in the total amount of $9,705,227.00 for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of the Houston Fire Department.
Specific Explanation:
The Director of Fleet Management Department and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve the purchase of firefighting trucks through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) in the total amount of $9,705,227.00 for the Houston Fire Department and that authorization be given to issue purchase orders to the H-GAC contract vendors shown below. The department's personnel will utilize these firefighting trucks citywide twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week for the purpose of firefighting operations, fire suppression and responding to EMS incidents. Funding is included in the adopted FY2021 Capital Improvement Plan.
H-GAC Contractors:
Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, INC.: Approve the purchase of nine (9) pumper trucks, one (1) cascade truck, and three (3) aerial ladder fire trucks in the amount of $9,228,234.00.
Siddons-Martin Emergency Group: Approve the purchase of one (1) booster truck in the amount of $193,169.00.
Chastang Enterprises - Chastang Ford: Approve the purchase of three (3) response command trucks in the amount of $283,824.00.
The thirteen (13) fire trucks will come with a full bumper-to-bumper warranty of two (2) years and additional warranties of four (4) years on the apparatus electrical system, five (5) years on the engine and transmission, five (5) years on parts, two (2) years for labor on the pump, ten (10) years on the cab and aluminum structural integrity, and lifetime on the frame crossmembers and water tank. The fire fighting booster truck will come with a full bumper-to-bumper warranty of three (3) years or 36,000 miles and additional warranties of five (5) years on all parts and labor, ten (10) years parts and labor on the body and structural components, and a full lifetime warranty on the tank. The thirteen (13) fire trucks and one (1) booster truck have a life expectancies of twelve (12) years. The three (3) response command trucks will come with a full bumper-to-bumper warranty of three (3) years or 36,000 miles. The three (3) response command trucks have a life expectancy of ten (10) years.
The new firefighting trucks being purchased will replace existing units that reached their useful life span and will be sent to auction for disposition.
MWBE Subcontracting:
Zero-percent goal document approved by the Office of Business Opportunity.
Hire Houston First:
This procurement is exempt from the City's Hire Houston First Ordinance. Bids were not solicited because the department is utilizing an Interlocal or Cooperative Purchasing agreement for this purchase.
Fiscal Note:
No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.
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Jerry Adams, Chief Procurement Officer Department Approval Authority Signature
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division
Estimated Spending Authority
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Department
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FY2021
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Out Years
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Total
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Houston Fire
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$9,705,227.00
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$0
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$9,705,227.00
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