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Resolution to Ratify City Administrator Approval of Emergency Purchase Order (Sutphen Corporation - $64,464.93)
Memorandum
The attached resolution provides authorization to the City Administrator, pursuant to the authority granted under Section 1:317 of the Ann Arbor City Code, for the repair of the Fire Department Tower Truck.
The tower truck was damaged while exiting Fire Station #1. The bucket struck the building. The yoke that mounts the bucket to the aerial boom was ripped in half, the upper boom section, the bucket, the ladder, and waterway all had a considerable amount of damage.
Sutphen Corporation, the tower truck manufacturer, inspected the damage and prepared a repair estimate. The purchase order includes repairing the ladder and waterway and replacing the yoke, the last section of boom, and the bucket. The total estimated cost of repairs is $64,464.93. The parts that need to be replaced are manufactured and only sold by Sutphen. The tower truck will require re-certification before it can be placed back into service. The re-certification process and the parts make Sutphen a sole source for these repairs.
Because of the importance of getting the Tower Truck back in service to serve our City's residents and to fight fire more effectively, the emergency purchase order was used to approve the repair to the Tower Truck.
Funding for this repair will come from Fleet Service's FY 2015 budget. Once the claim is approved the Insurance Fund will reimburse Fleet's budget the cost of the repair less the standard deductible.
Sutphen Corporation received Human Rights and Living Wage Approval on December 11, 2014
Staff
Prepared by: Ellen S. Taylor, Assistant Fire Chief -Fire Department
Thomas A Gibbons, Financial Analyst - Fleet and Facility Unit
Reviewed by Matthew J. Kulhanek, Manager - Fleet and Facility Unit
Reviewed by: Craig Hupy, Public Service Administrator
Approved by: Steven D. Powers, City Administrator
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