Title:
Consider and take action on a resolution authorizing an agreement with Silver Ships Inc. for an All Hazards Response Boat in an amount not to exceed $406,890 (Fire Chief)
Background:
Approval of this item will allow the Fire Department to purchase an All Hazards Response Boat from Silver Ships Inc. for an amount not to exceed $406,890.00.
On September 3, 2019, the Fire Department received a grant from Federal Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security FY 2019 Port Security Grant Program. This grant was a 75% ($327,593) grant funded with 25% ($109,197) city required match. On June 25,2019 City Council ratified the submission of the FY 2019 Port Security Grant application and also authorized Assistant City Manager Michael Kramm to accept this grant if awarded. Resolution # 2019-103.
On November 4, 2019, the City solicited proposals for an All Hazards Response Boat through RFP 20-FIRE-001 and on November 19, 2019 three bids were reviewed and graded based on the proposed scoring matrix outlined in RFP-20-Fire-001. At the completion of the grading, Silver Ships Inc. was selected as the preferred vendor.
Upon completion of the bid grading and selecting Silver Ships Inc. as the preferred vendor for this project, we began negotiations with Silver Ships Inc in an effort to reduce the overall cost of the boat. As a result of negotiations, the below items were specifically addressed which resulted in a net reduction of the cost from Silver Ships Inc.:
1. The four overhead pilot house windows were deleted. After further discussions on this specific item with the boat committee, it was subsequently determined that these windows were unnecessary and, in most cases, would become a distraction to the boat operator and would increase the interior temperature of the boat due to having direct sunlight coming in from the roof.
2. FRC Pump Boss/RPM controller was removed. The purpose of this item would be to ...
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