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Consider approving Resolution No. 2013-065 authorizing the purchase of a fire engine through the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Government Cooperative Purchasing Agreement and take appropriate action.
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BACKGROUND:
The Fire Department's 16-year old fire engine has increasingly high mileage and has incurred large repair costs and extended down time. The engine is scheduled for replacement in this year's budget. Funding is budgeted in the Fire Department's 2013-2014 fixed asset budget to replace this fire engine.
The Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments Purchasing Cooperative received bids for a fire engine manufactured by Pierce Manufacturing Company that satisfies the specifications of the Farmers Branch Fire Department. The Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments purchasing program complies with State purchasing laws, and the City has an interlocal agreement with them through which to purchase the fire engine. The local North Central Texas Council of Governments does not have a cooperative purchasing program. Since 1993, the Fire Department has satisfactorily purchased six fire engines and four ambulances utilizing the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments contracts.
The total purchase to be paid to Martin Apparatus, Inc. for the fire engine is $594,860. This amount includes a $2,000 fee for Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments. Martin Apparatus, Inc. is the Texas dealer for Pierce Manufacturing Company.
The radios and other communications equipment on the existing fire engine are in satisfactory condition and will be transferred to the new fire engine upon delivery. Approximately $1,200 will be needed to install the equipment. Funds for the installations will come from the department's vehicle maintenance account.
RECOMMENDATION:
City Administration recommends adopting Resolution No. 2013-065 authorizing the purchase of a fire engine through the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Government Coop...
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