Title
Bid No. 2018-033 - Purchase of One 1500 GPM Pumper Truck.
(Staff recommends award to Spartan ERV, represented by Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, Inc., through the Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments Cooperative Purchasing Program Contract No. FS12-17, in the amount of $654,901.00.)
Name of Department
Fire Department
Project/Budgeted Amount
$660,000.00
Sum of Bid/Bid Amount
$654,901.00
Body
Staff recommends the purchase of one pumper truck equipped with a fully enclosed cab, a 1,500 gallon per minute (GPM) pump, a 500-gallon water tank and ladders. Spartan Emergency Response Vehicles (Spartan ERV) is the pumper manufacturer and is represented by Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, Inc., of Houston, Texas.
The department’s current fleet includes 10 pumpers manufactured by Crimson Fire, known as Spartan ERV since 2012. The Fire Department’s apparatus Committee recommends the purchase of Spartan ERV based on its performance.
Unit 33, purchased in 1998, is scheduled for replacement in compliance with the department’s Apparatus Replacement Program.
Financial Implications
The purchase of the pumper was approved in the Fiscal Year 2017-18 budget. A portion of the balance of the budgeted amount will be used to buy loose equipment, radios and mount the Mobile Data Computer and tools not included in this bid.
Recommended/Desired Action
Staff recommends award to Spartan ERV.
Attachment(s)
HGAC Contract Pricing Worksheet
Pumper Drawing
Drafter
Larry Spurgin
Head of Department
Mark Kerby