It is recommended that the City Council authorize the purchase of a new Spartan Chassis, Inc., aerial fire apparatus with Scott Fire Apparatus, Inc., using Houston-Galveston Area Council Cooperative Contract No. FS12-07, for a cost not to exceed $734,250.00, with payments due 30 days after receipt of invoice.

This apparatus is requested as a replacement for a unit that can no longer be economically maintained and will be sold at auction. The new unit will be located at Station 17, 212 East Felix and will be used by firefighters to transport personnel and equipment to fires, hazardous incidents and other emergency situations.

PRICE ANALYSIS – The Fire and Equipment Services Departments have reviewed the pricing and find the cost to be competitive. The price represents a cost avoidance as it will save $40,000.00 over the current cost of a new unit.  Scott Fire Apparatus has agreed to hold the price to the same as the previous unit price awarded by (M&C P-10899) on December 16, 2008. Overall, the price is considered fair and reasonable and better than current market prices for comparable equipment.  

This equipment purchase is funded via the 2009 sale of Certificates of Obligation.

M/WBE - A waiver of the goal for M/WBE subcontracting requirements was requested by Purchasing Division and approved by the M/WBE Office because the purchase of goods is from sources where subcontracting or supplier opportunities are negligible.

State law provides that a local government that purchases an item under a cooperative purchasing program satisfies any state law requiring the local government to seek competitive bids for the purchase of the item. Houston-Galveston Area Council contracts have been competitively bid to increase and simplify the purchasing power of local government entities across the State of Texas.