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REQUEST FOR ~~ <br />COUNCIL ACTION 4,do~tion la, <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />MAY 1, 2006 <br />TITLE: <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR <br />FIRE PUMPER <br />(SPEC. NO. 06-053) <br />~% ~d~^'~--~ <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1~~ Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2"tl Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For_ <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Award a contract to American LaFrance of Los Angeles for the purchase of a <br />fire pumper in the amount of $365,733.59. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Fire Department has adopted a comprehensive and systematic replacement <br />program for Fire Department's emergency response vehicles. The program is <br />designed to replace outdated equipment in accordance with National Fire <br />Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 1500. The standard recommends a <br />limit. of 15 years to frontline service units, with a reserve status of five <br />years. The standards are part of the requirements for maintaining a <br />recognized Class 1 Fire Department. Due to age, one 1988 pumper meets the <br />schedule for replacement. The delivery time with American LaFrance of Los <br />Angeles is at an 11-month period. Additionally, the Finance & Management <br />Services Agency's Fleet Division reviews the acquisition in accordance with <br />the City's Hybrid and Alternative Fuel Vehicle Acquisition Policy. <br />Currently, hybrid trucks are not manufactured in the fire pumper category. <br />On April 4, 2005, the City Council awarded a contract to American LaFrance <br />of Los Angeles for the purchase of a fire pumper. The vendor has agreed to <br />extend the same terms and conditions of the contract; however, American <br />LaFrance of Los Angeles has requested a 2.5 percent increase for the 2006 <br />custom fire pumper due to an increase in the price of steel. <br />22E-1 <br />