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......:. '................:.....--.,:,-:.-:........ . RE. p. .0. .R.T. : .'. . . : ....': '" -,':. ': ,~, .' :.: .. -. '-' ,':, . ..- . . " :'-'.' ~- '. ." . '. -: '-". '.---::' '.. -.: '-- :,: :. .'. '-. .... .' - .-',. .... . ...... .'. .-...-...,'..... .......,.... ." . 5.1C Page 1 June 9, 2008 SUBJECT Purchase of One Seagrave Marauder II Fire Pumper RECOMMENDATION Approve by motion the purchase of one Seagrave Marauder II fire pumper in the amount of $511,090.47 from Seagrave Fire Apparatus, LLC of Clintonville, WI, under the cooperative purchase provision of Town of Lenox's, Massachusetts purchase agreement # S.0.78F37. BACKGROUND The Fire Department currently has a 1990 fire pumper which has exceeded its useful life, and is scheduled for replacement. Staff from Equipment Services, along with the Fire Department's Apparatus Committee, has been working with multiple fire truck manufacturers on vehicle specifications and optional equipment which meets Redwood City's fire pumper truck standard. This new pumper will come equipped with the same standardized optional equipment as our other fire pumpers and also meet the current EPA emission standard for the diesel engines. Redwood City Code, Chapter 2, Article VII, Section 2.80 "Open Market Purchasesn makes it possible for the City to realize savings from competitive open market bids. The base unit price without taxes for the Town of Lenox fire pumper is $465,000.00, however, Redwood City's unit will be $472,139.00 without taxes due to the addition of standardized optional equipment. Redwood City currently has three Seagrave fire pumper trucks in service and has found Seagrave to be a reputable manufacturer who has over 500 fire trucks in the State of California. ALTERNATIVES If approved, delivery of this fire pumper will be within the next 12 to 14 months. The alternative of going out to bid would probably not result in any cost savings, since the Town of Lenox's bid was a recent competitive bid process in which Seagrave was the lowest responsible bidder. FISCAL IMPACT Funds for the purchase of this replacement fire engine were approved by the City Council in the Fiscal Year 2007/2008 Equipment Replacement Fund Budget in the amount of $440,000.00. The remaining balance of $71,090.47 will initially be financed from retained earnings in the Equipment Replacement Fund. This amount will be SUbsequently recovered from the operating budget of the user department through the vehicle replacement charges in future years. Fire apparatus costs have increased dramatically over the last few years.