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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />APRIL 4, 2005 <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR <br />PARAMEDIC VANS <br />(SPEC. NO. 05-031) <br /> <br />APPROVED <br />o As Recommended <br />o As Amended <br />o Ordinance on 1 st Reading <br />o Ordinance on 2nd Reading <br />o Implementing Resolution <br />o Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />//~ <br />U' ci.f2 <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />. ~l'.' <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <br />Award a contract to American LaFrance of Los Angeles for the purchase <br />of two rescue ambulances in the amount of $343,817.32. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />The Fire Department has adopted a comprehensive and systematic <br />replacement program for Fire Department emergency response vehicles. <br />The program requires that a frontline paramedic van be in-service for a <br />minimum of four years, after which it is placed into reserve status. <br />Due to age and mileage, two units have been identified and approved for <br />replacement. The new units will be equipped with the latest technical <br />equipment available, and with added working space to accommodate Medics <br />and patients. American LaFrance is quoting a delivery time of 270 <br />calendar days. <br /> <br />On September 2, 2003, the City Council awarded a contract to American <br />LaFrance of Los Angeles for the purchase of two rescue ambulances. <br />American LaFrance of Los Angeles has agreed to extend the same terms <br />and conditions of the contract. A 2005 Freightliner commercial chassis <br />upgrade includes hydraulic engine hoists to assist paramedics in <br />loading 100-pound oxygen cylinders that are carried on each rescue <br />ambulance. The upgrade and the increase in the price in steel <br />necessitate a 4.85 percent price adjustment in the new ambulances. <br /> <br />22L-1 <br /> <br />CS 383 <br />