REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
October 18, 2018
FROM: KERRI DONIS, Fire Chief
Fire Department
SUBJECT:
Title
Authorize the use of a lease-purchase agreement to finance purchase of two Type III fire engines in the amount of $767,500 as part of the department's eight-year apparatus replacement program, utilizing a Cooperative Purchase agreement with Boise Mobile Equipment
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RECOMMENDATION
Authorize the use of a lease-purchase agreement to finance purchase of two Type III fire engines in the amount of $767,500 as part of the department's eight-year apparatus replacement program, utilizing a Cooperative Purchase agreement with Boise Mobile Equipment Lease payments for the purchase will be made over a 10-year period.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Fire Department is in year four of its eight-year apparatus replacement plan to systematically replace its aging fleet as they reach the end of their useful lives. The acquisition of two Type III engines will replace two brush rigs (#16 & #19) that were built in 2006 and no longer meet State of California Standards for Type III engines.
Cal Fire completed an extensive competitive bid, and in May 2017 awarded a multi-million dollar contract to Boise Mobile Equipment for acquiring Type III engines. Both Cal Fire and the manufacture have allowed other agencies to use their contract for the purchasing the same engines.
BACKGROUND
Under a Cooperative Purchasing Agreement, a public agency conducts a formal competitive bid and awards the contract to the lowest qualified bidder. That agency may then authorize other government agencies wishing to purchase the same equipment to utilize their competitive bid and contract terms. The cooperative agreement is common practice and helps agencies save substantial time and costs from conducting their own bids for the same purpose. Boise Mobile Equipment was the lowest bidder in the bid conducted by Cal Fire.
In the Fiscal Year 2019 budget, Council approved funding for lease purchasi...
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