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REPORT To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the City Manager June 12, 2000 Subject Repair of the Fire Departments 100' Aerial Ladder Truck #8117 Recommendation That the City Council: (1) Waive the bidding requirements of Redwood City Code, Chapter 2 Article 7, Section 2.76 by affirmative vote of at least five members of City Council on the grounds that strict compliance with the bidding requirements would not serve the public interest; (2) adopt a resolution authorizing the purchase and replacement of the flytip section of 100ft. ladder from Allstar Fire Equipment Inc. of Arcadia, CA in the amount of $23,594.29. Background The State of California requires all aerial ladders to be inspected, tested and certified annually pursuant to Section 1914 of the National Fire Protection Association and Section A92.2 of the American National Standard Institute. On April 24th during a certification inspection of the Fire Department's reserve 100' Seagraves aerial ladder, the flytip (the 25ft end section) of ladder failed its runout measurement (vertical bow) test. The flytip section of the ladder is "bowed" 1 1/2 inches, exceeding the legal 1/4 inch maximum vertical bow allowance and needs to be replaced. Allstar Fire Equipment is the sole sales and repair representative on the West Coast for Seagraves Fire Equipment. All original manufactured parts and components must be purchased through Allstar for any Seagraves fire truck. This ladder tip will take approximately ninety days to be remanufactured by Seagraves. They plan on shipping the ladder tip directly to Allstar Fire Equipment by the last week in July. Before they ship the ladder section, Allstar must have already received a valid purchase order. Staff has reviewed their proposal and confirms that the price is reasonable and acceptable. Alternative One alternative given to staff by the original equipment manufacturer (Seagraves) was to ship the entire truck to Seagraves Fire Equipment, located in Clintonville, Wisconsin for the ladder replacement at a cost of $58,875.00. Fiscal Impact The $23,594.29 will be available in the proposed FY 2000/01 budget for this repair. Given the importance of having the reserve ladder truck back in service and available, staff recommends proceeding with the repairs at this time. Staff anticipates receiving the invoice for this repair after July 1, 2000. ---// c;/-o ,. '.'~-~ ( ,";' ,,-', ,~' , ' ~ Larry Barwacz ~7 Pubí(c Works Superintendent Peter Ingram Public Works S rvices Director ~ City Manager Attachment: Resolution " .-....".- "~"T .,