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RESOLUTION NO. 2oo2-317
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AWARDING A PURCHASE AGREEMENT TO
PIERCE MANUFACTURING, INc. FOR ONE TRIPLE
COMBINATION PUMPER, ONE-HEA VY-DUTY LADDER
TRUCK AND ONE LIGHT/AIR RESCUE UNIT
WHEREAS, during the Fiscal Year 2oo3, Capital Improvement Project (CIP) budget
process, Council approved the purchase of one triple combination pumper, one heavy-duty
ladder truck and one light/air rescue vehicle; and
WHEREAS, Council also conceptually approved purchase of a second heavy duty ladder
truck in Fiscal Year 2oo4, subject to Council appropriation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista Municipal Code Section 2.56.140 authorizes the
Purchasing Agent to participate in cooperative arrangements with other governmental agencies
for the acquisition of equipment purchased through a competitive process; and
WHEREAS, on a recent Request for Bid, the City of San Diego and the Southern Marin
Fire Protection District formally awarded a contract to Pierce Manufacturing for purchase of
similar equipment; and
WHEREAS, through a public agency clause on a City of San Diego bid and the Southern
Marin Fire Protection District bid, the City is able to take advantage of favorable pricing, terms
and conditions for purchase of the apparatus; and
WHEREAS, Pierce Manufacturing has over fIfty-years of experience for quality and
workmanship in the fire apparatus field; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent and Fire Department have successfully negotiated a
favorable price based on the City of San Diego and Southern Marin Fire Protection District bids
for similar equipment; and
WHEREAS, staff has negotiated a reduction in the base price for the triple combination
pumper and the heavy duty ladder trucks by eliminating several unneeded enhancements; and
WHEREAS, Pierce will also provide a one-hundred percent performance bond to ensure
compliance with all manufacturing specifications.
WHEREAS, the fire apparatus will be received eight to nine months after the vendor has
received the order; and
WHEREAS, the cost of the equipment is as follows:
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Description Bid Price CV Price QTY Total
Pumper $409,761 $335,164 1 $ 335,164
Ladder Trucks $699,607 $629,141 1 $ 629,141
Rescue Unit $344,503 $510,871 1 $ 510,871
$ 1,475,176
Sales Tax $ 114,326
Sub Total $ 1,589,502
Pre-payment Discount $ -47,413
Total Cost $ 1,542,089
The vendor will provide the second ladder truck for $629,141 (aalea tax not included) minus a prepayment Wacount
of $20,925
WHEREAS, sufficient funds are budgeted in the Fiscal Year 2oo3 CIP Budget for
purchase of the pumper, ladder truck and light/air rescue unit and related equipment; and
WHEREAS, a second ladder truck will be ordered subject to Council appropriation in
Fiscal Year 2oo4; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the City Council of the City of Chula Vista
does hereby award a purchasing agreement to Pierce Manufacturing, Inc. for one triple
combination pumper, one heavy-duty ladder truck and one light/air rescue unit and a second
ladder truck subject to Council appropriation in Fiscal Year 2004.
Presented by Approved as to form by
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 20th day of August, 2oo2, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Davis, Padilla, and Salas
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: Rindone and Horton
ATTEST:
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Susan Bigelow, City Cl~k
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2002-317 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 20th day of August, 2oo2.
Executed this 20th day of August, 2002.
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Susan Bigelow, City Clerk