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. 3F•I <br /> REPORT <br /> To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From the City Manager <br /> April 24, 2000 ' <br /> Subject <br /> Purchase of One 1500 GPM Custom Fire Pumper Truck <br /> Recommendation <br /> Approve resolution authorizing the purchase of one 1500 GPM custom fire pumper truck <br /> in the amourrt af $328,452:15 ftam H�=T�ch` Fire Trrlcks�, Fnc. of Oakdafe, CA. under t�re <br /> cooperative purchase provision of the City of San Jose's purchase order #OP21821. <br /> Background <br /> The Fire Department currently has a 1979 Van Pelt Fire Pumper, which has exceeded its <br /> useful life and is scheduled for replacement. Staff from Equipment Services and the Fire <br /> Department have been meeting with various fire truck vendors regarding fire engine <br /> specifications and found Hi fire pumper specifications meet our fire departments <br /> equipment standard. Eight fire truck manufacturers recently competed for a multi-million <br /> dollar bid on eleven fire trucks for the City of San Jose. Hi-Tech Inc. was the lowest <br /> responsible bidder and won the bid award. Redwood City has used the services of Hi-Tech <br /> � Inc. in the past and found them to be very experienced and reliable. <br /> Alternative <br /> 1. Do not approve the purchase of this fire pumper truck and continue to use our outdated <br /> 1979 fire pumper truck. Howe�ec, it would not be economically snund to invest in the <br /> continued use and repair of this vehicle due to its age and condition. <br /> 2. Direct staff to solicit bids on our own for one fire pumper truck. However, this would <br /> probably not be cost effective since this cooperative purchase was a major competitive <br /> bid in which Hi-Tech Inc. was the lowest responsible vendor. � <br /> Fiscal Impact � <br /> Funds for the purchase of this replacement fire truck were approved and appropriated by <br /> the City Council in the Fiscal year 1999/2000 Equipment Replacement Fund budget. <br /> �' <br /> � � r'�'° <br /> �� � � <br /> Larry rwacz Peter Ingram Ed Everett <br /> Public Works Supenntendent Public Works S rvices Director Ciry Manager <br /> Attachment <br /> 1. Resolution <br /> , � _ . . _. __ . _ _.. , <br />