AGENDA INFORMATION SHEET
DEPARTMENT: Materials Management
DCM: Bryan Langley
AGENDA DATE: March 21, 2017
SUBJECT
Title
Consider adoption of an ordinance approving the expenditure of funds for the purchase of one (1) ambulance chassis and the refurbishment of the ambulance body for Medic 6, which are available from only one source and in accordance with Texas Local Government Code 252.022, such purchases are exempt from requirements of competitive bids; providing for the expenditure of funds therefor; and providing an effective date (File 6407-awarded to Knapp Chevrolet in the not-to-exceed amount of $169,300).
Body
FILE INFORMATION
This item is for the replacement of a chassis and the refurbishing of the ambulance body for Medic 6, a 2013 ambulance that was involved in an accident and the chassis deemed a total loss. The Frazer Type I ambulance body will be refurbished and mounted on a new Chevrolet Model 3500 chassis purchased through the H-GAC Cooperative Purchasing Program Contract# AM10-14. This ambulance was originally planned to be refurbished in Fiscal Year 2020-2021, however, due to the accident, the schedule has been moved forward. The Risk Management department will cover $75,250 of the purchase through the Risk Retention Fund with the remaining $94,050 being funded by Certificate of Obligation funds. The Fire Department normally has three (3) ambulances in reserve status to be used when a frontline ambulance is down for maintenance or repairs. One of these ambulance has been moved to the frontline until this refurbishment is completed. This replacement chassis/refurbished body will go back in to frontline status once it is completed and delivered and the number of reserve ambulances will increase to three (3) again.
The ambulance is quoted by Frazer through Knapp Chevrolet, the licensed GM franchise dealer (Exhibit 1). This item is considered a single source due to increased savings in parts stocking, repair familiarity, and operator traini...
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