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Resolution to Authorize the Purchase of a Pierce Tiller Fire Truck from Halt Fire Inc. and Appropriate Funding (Sourcewell - $2,384,695.00) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
The attached resolution authorizes the purchase of one new Pierce Tiller Fire Truck for $2,384,695.00 from Halt Fire Inc. through the Sourcewell government cooperative purchasing program (#113021-OKC) for use by the Safety Services Area, Fire Department.
After significant research of other communities, the Fire Department recommends replacing the ladder truck at Station 1 with a tiller, which features a second steering position at the rear for better maneuverability. This is ideal for navigating the dense downtown district, offering a 35% reduction in the inside turning radius, from 20 ft. 11 in. to 13 ft. 7 in. The increasing amount of protected bike lanes and pedestrian bump-outs on corners has made it extremely difficult to maneuver a large ladder truck in the downtown district. A tiller truck has a tractor-trailer set up that allows a tiller operator in the rear of the trailer to steer the rear of the trailer around to accomplish this maneuverability to get around or into tight arears.
The proposed tiller fire truck will replace a 2013 Sutphen Ladder Fire Truck (#1080) with over 8,856 hours of use currently. With an expected 46-49 months for delivery of the new truck, this existing ladder fire truck will be well beyond its useful life when removed from service. There is currently no electric chassis offered for this type of fire apparatus so this new truck will be replaced with a tier 4 diesel powered engine which is the cleanest engine available.
Pierce Manufacturing Inc. was awarded contract #113021-OKC by the Sourcewell government cooperative purchasing program for fire service apparatus. Halt Fire Inc. of Wixom, Michigan, is the approved local vendor for Pierce fire apparatus.
Halt Fire Inc. complies with the requirements of the City's Conflict of Interest and Non-Discriminati...
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