TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THRU: Rick Otto, City Manager
FROM: Christopher Cash, Public Works Director
1. Subject
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Purchase order for major Fire Engine and Apparatus repairs from Southern California Fleet Services as a sole source vendor.
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2. Summary
Authorize purchase order in the amount of $100,000 with Southern California Fleet Services for major Fire Engine and Apparatus repairs on an as needed basis during Fiscal Year 2020-2021.
3. Recommended Action
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Approve the purchase order to repair major Fire Engine and Apparatus from Southern California Fleet Services in the amount not to exceed $100,000 in FY 2020-2021.
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4. Fiscal Impact
The total expenditure for this purchase is $100,000 and will be funded through the Vehicle Maintenance Fund (710).
5. Strategic Plan Goals
Goal 1: Provide for a safe community
a: Provide staffing and resources to deliver services that ensure public safety.
Goal 2: Be a fiscally healthy community
a: Expend fiscal resources responsibly.
6. Discussion and Background
Fire Department Truck-1, Unit #1563, a 2009 Seagrave Ladder Truck with a 100 foot ladder is in immediate need of a frame-in diesel engine rebuild, due to low power, excessive smoke and 55,000 service duty miles on it. Southern California Fleet Services is the only local vendor that is a Caterpillar Service Center and is able to provide the required time frame of three weeks or less on Fire Apparatus. Based on the estimated cost of $45,000 per engine rebuild and starting FY 21 off by needing one engine rebuild completed on Truck-1; staff recommends approving a purchase order in the amount of $100,000 on an as needed basis.
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