Title
Bid No. 2020-036 - Purchase of 2019 Ford F-350 Diesel Chassis Ambulance Remount.
(Staff recommends award to Frazer, Ltd., in Houston, Texas, from Sterling McCall Ford, through the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments Cooperative Purchasing Program, in the amount of $144,800.00.)
Body
Name of Department
Fire Department
Project/Budgeted Amount
$198,000.00
Sum of Bid/Bid Amount
$144,800.00
A remount is a complete refurbishing of the patient compartment (module) of the ambulance. The module is removed from the old chassis and given a thorough cleaning. Worn and damaged interior and exterior items are replaced or repaired. Major items replaced include the interior lighting and all doors. The exterior emergency lighting system will be upgraded. The patient care area will receive major safety upgrades including six-point belt harnesses and head padding for the seating areas. This remount will also repaint and restripe the exterior of the ambulance. Once all repairs are completed, the module is reattached to a new chassis. This new chassis, a Ford F-350 Diesel, has a Liquid Spring suspension system that will greatly increase the stability and handling of the ambulance.
Two ambulances are scheduled for remount during the 2019-2020 budget year. This unit is the first and will upgrade the ambulance responding from Fire Station No. 1. The City Council approved $198,000.00 in the 2019-2020 budget for the remount of Unit 1200049. The remaining funding in this project will be used to purchase a new automatic patient loading system and compatible cot. The patient loading system is being installed on all of Mesquite’s front line ambulances. The loading systems greatly enhance the safety of the fire department members in the delivery of care to Mesquite’s citizens and visitors.
Recommended/Desired Action
Staff recommends award to Frazer, Ltd.
Attachment(s)
HGAC Quote
Frazer Quote
Drafter
Dwight Brimer
Head of Department
Mark Kerby