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Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing a purchase with Southern Emergency and Rescue Vehicle Sales for one 2024 Ford F550 ambulance with related emergency equipment for Emergency Medical Services using H-GAC Contract No. AM10-23 in an amount not to exceed $449,022.05 (Director of Public Works)
Background:
Approval of this item will authorize a purchase with Southern Emergency and Rescue Vehicle Sales for one 2024 Ford F550 ambulance with related emergency equipment for Emergency Medical Services using H-GAC Contract No. AM10-23 in an amount not to exceed $449,022.05.
This agenda item requests the fast-track purchase of one of two ambulances approved for replacement in the FY 2025 budget process. A recent vehicular accident that involved ambulance Unit 270 created a concerning shortage of available ambulances to respond to calls of service. In an effort to locate a prompt replacement ambulance, staff contacted Southern Emergency and Rescue Vehicle Sales and was informed of chassis and ambulance box that was available for immediate build-out with delivery promised within 4 months of purchase order receipt versus the 18-24 month delivery we’ve experienced in the recent past. The soonest possible purchase approval will allow the City to secure the quick build unit for $449,022.05. The second FY2025 replacement ambulance will be procured as part of the upcoming Public Safety vehicle replacement packages that will be brought to Council in late October.
This purchase does not include the Stryker stretcher loading system that is typically included as a retrofit from a decommissioned ambulance or included as new system installation when older units cannot be recertified for service. A new Stryker system is valued at approximately $31,000. Staff is currently waiting for an evaluation of the Stryker system from the recently wrecked unit 270. If it is determined to be reusable it will be upfitted into the new purchase ambulance, if not, a new ...
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