HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2003-391RESOLUTION NO. 2003-391
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AWARDING A PURCHASING AGREEMENT
TO PIERCE MANUFACTURING, INC., FOR ONE TRIPLE
COMBINATION PUMPER, AUTHORIZING THE SALE OF AN
EXISITNG TELESQURT FIRE ENGINE, AMENDING THE
FISCAL YEAR 2004 BUDGET BY APPROPRIATING $355,000
FROM THE AVAILABLE BALANCE OF THE EQUIPMENT
REPLACEMENT FUND FOR SAID PURCHASE AND $10,000
FROM THE AVAILABLE BALANCE OF THE GENERAL
FUND TO THE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR OUTFITTING OF
THE FIRE ENGINE, AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASING
AGENT TO EXECUTE SAID AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the Telesqurt is a specialty type of fire engine with an extendable ladder that
has a pre-plumbed waterway capable of delivering water from the top of a ladder; and
WHEREAS, it was purchased in 1995 as a temporary cost effective measure to provide a
quasi-ladder track for eastern Chula Vista and is the only one of its type in the City's fire
apparatus fleet posing significant equipment repair and training issues; and
WHEREAS, the Telesqurt requires additional time and attention by the department's fire
mechanic in order to keep it running properly and is more difficult to operate then the
department's standard fire engine (pumper), which dictates the need for time and effort during
the training process of all new fire engineers; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department would be able to provide more efficient service
delivery while minimizing maintenance and training demands by utilizing a fire engine (pumper)
then by retaining the Telesqurt as a frontline piece of equipment; 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, the City of San Diego has formally awarded contracts to Pierce
Manufacturing for purchase of similar equipment; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent and Fire Depa~hl~ent have successfully negotiated a
favorable price based on the City of San Diego request for bid for similar equipment; and
WHEREAS, Pierce Fire Track Company has offered the City the opportunity to purchase
another fire engine (pumper) at a discounted rate due to recent purchases; and
WHEREAS, the purchasing agent will sale the existing Telesqurt via an open bid
process; and
WHEREAS, an informal market search has also indicated that the sale will yield an
amount in excess of $125,000; and
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WHEREAS, the cost of a new fire engine (pumper) $355,000 minus the total replacement
charges of $187,000 and a minimum sale price of $125,000 results in a potential net cost of
$43,000; and
WHEREAS, the net cost will be repaid over a period of three years to the Equipment
Replacement Fund; and
WHEREAS, $10,000 will be appropriated from the General Fund to the Fire Department
for the outfitting of the new fire truck; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council does hereby award a
purchasing agreement to Pierce Manufacturing Inc., for one triple combination pumper,
authorize the sale of an existing Telesqurt fire engine and amend the Fiscal Year 2004 budget by
appropriating $355,000 from the available balance of the Equipment Replacement Fund for said
purchase and $10,000 from the available balance of the General Fund to the Fire Depa~hnent for
outfitting of the fire engine and authorize the purchasing agent to execute said agreement.
Presented by
Approved astoformby
~ou~las A. Perry
Fire Chief
Ann Moore
City Attorney
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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California;this 16th day of September, 2003, by the following vote:
AYES:
NAYS:
ABSENT:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Councilmembers:
Davis, McCann, Rindone, Salas and Padilla
None
None
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Susan Bigelow, CMC, City'Clerk
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. 2003-391 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a
regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 16th day of September, 2003.
Executed this 16th day of September, 2003.
Susan Bigelow, CMC, City Clerk