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City Council Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:

08/27/2019

BACKGROUND

Schertz Fire Rescue purchased a new Platform back in 1999-2000. This Platform is hitting 20 years of service in the Fire Department and has become undependable the past couple of years. It has only been in service about 60% of the time the past two years. During the La Quinta hotel fire we recently had the Platform was out of service and has only been in-service about 20% of the time this summer.

The current Platform is housed out of Fire Station #2 and is needed for coverage in our industrial park. According to ISO we have about 20 commercial properties that require a 100-foot aerial device with a 2,000 GPM pump or greater. The Platform also provides life-safety coverage to the area hotels that are located off the I-35 corridor in Schertz.

Staff believes that moving forward with this purchase is essential for our Platform replacement schedule. It is anticipated that the Platform will have a fifteen-year life span. In addition, this Platform will be ready to move into Fire Station #4 when the time arrives. This Platform will serve as a dedicated Truck Company once Station #4 is completed. The normal construction time on a Platform is approximately 13 months.

The price of the apparatus will be greater than $50,000 and in lieu of bids, Staff recommends making this purchase through the Houston/Galveston Area Council of Governments purchasing cooperative. This is an authorized purchase cooperative for the City of Schertz and is the method utilized for previous fire apparatus purchases.

GOAL

Authorize the City Manager to execute the contract for the purchase of one (1) fire apparatus and associated equipment.

COMMUNITY BENEFIT

Fire service in the community is expected to improve with the purchase of the new fire apparatus due to increased reliability, greater functional capability, and reduced repair costs of its apparatus fleet.

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION

Approval of Resolution 19-R-103

FISCAL IMPACT

Funds for this item will be from the 2019 CO Bonds. The Platform purchase price is set at $1,200,000.00 for the apparatus and associated equipment. The quoted price for this Platform is $1,318,623.07 and by paying in advance, we will receive a prepay discount of $52,123.07. The cost of using H-GAC is $2,000. Unit 212 will be traded in with a value of $68,500.00 used for the purchase price.

RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends approval of Resolution 19-R-103

Attachments
19 R 103
Purchase Contract