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<br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br /> <br />~ <br />~ <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br /> <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br /> <br />MAY 1, 2006 <br /> <br />TITLE: <br /> <br />A <br /> <br />v.Jlta~ <br /> <br />CITY MANAGER <br /> <br />APPROVED <br /> <br />D As Recommended <br />D As Amended <br />D Ordinance on 1" Reading <br />D Ordinance on 2"' Reading <br />D Impiementing Resolution <br />D Set Public Hearing For <br /> <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR <br />FIRE PUMPER <br />(SPEC. NO. 06-053) <br /> <br />CONTINUED TO <br /> <br />FILE NUMBER <br /> <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br /> <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 /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <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designed to replace outdated equipment in accordance with National Fire 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 /> <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 /> <br />22E-1 <br />