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REQUEST FOR CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM <br />Budget <br />Agenda Date Requested:April 9, 2012 <br />Source of Funds: Vehicle Replacement <br />Requested By:Donald Ladd <br />Account Number:00950515228050 <br />Department:Fire <br />Report: XResolution:Ordinance: <br />Amount Budgeted: <br />Exhibits:Memorandum of Agreement <br />Amount Requested: <br />Exhibits: <br />Budgeted Item:YES <br />Exhibits <br />SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION <br />The Fire Departmenthas negotiated pricing for upcoming five (5) fire department truck <br />purchases. These fire trucks, with the exception of one, areto be replaced in the upcoming years <br />in accordance withthe vehicle replacement policy of 20 year replacement. The remaining truck <br />is in need of replacement due to substandardperformance. <br />Negotiating multi-truck purchases has two main benefits. The first is pricing.The average price <br />increase per year is between 3 and 5 percent. Negotiating with Sutphen for multi-truck <br />purchases will save the City approximately $130,000.00 over the five year period. The second <br />benefit is standardization. Standardizing fire trucks is a safety and performance benefit. <br />Standardized trucks allow the Department to place emergency equipment in approximately <br />identicallocations on every truck. <br />Buy Board Price: <br />Truck 1October 2012$414,323.00* <br />Truck 2October 2013$418,462.86(1%) <br />Truck 3October 2014$424,730.20(1 ½%) <br />Truck 4October 2015$431,091.55(1 ½%) <br />Truck 5October 2017$444,101.84(1 ½%) <br />th <br />*Truck approved for order at the March 12council meeting <br />Action Required by Council: <br />Consider approval or other action authorizingthe interim City Manager to sign a Memorandum <br />of Agreementwith Sutphen Corporation for the purchase of additional fire trucks. <br />Approved for City Council Agenda <br />Steve Gillet,Imterum CityManagerDate <br /> <br />