HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Resolution 13458 (Purchase KME Fire Engines)RESOLUTION NO. 13458
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL
AUTHORIZING THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS TO PURCHASE TWO
KME FIRE ENGINES TO REPLACE FIRE DEPARTMENT ENGINES 23 AND 35, IN
AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $1,007,510.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN RAFAEL RESOLVES as follows:
WHEREAS, Fire Engines 23 and 35 were purchased and placed into service in 1997,
and;
WHEREAS, San Rafael's vehicle replacement policy calls for the replacement of fire
engines after 15 years of operation, and;
WHEREAS, the Fire Department has paid $1,005,232 into the City's Vehicle
Replacement Fund since 1997 to support the purchase of two replacement engines, and;
WHEREAS, the maximum price of the two engines is $1,007,510, and;
WHEREAS, this purchase exceeds approved FY 12-13 Vehicle Replacement Fund
expenditures by $422,184 and therefore requires Council to authorize the expenditure of
additional funds in that amount, and;
WHEREAS, the San Rafael Fire Department has in the past realized significant savings
by "piggybacking" on to competitive fire engine bids from other jurisdictions, in this
case utilizing a Request for Bid and specifications that have been executed by the Los
Angeles County Fire Department, and;
WHEREAS, Chapter 2.55.070, paragraph D of the San Rafael Municipal Code allows
City departments to waive competitive bidding requirements "if limitations on the
source of supply, necessary restrictions in specifications, necessary standardization,
quality considerations, or other valid reasons for waiving competition" exist, and;
WHEREAS, the Fire Department has reviewed the specifications, pricing and timelines
from KME Fire Apparatus and determined that they offer significant financial,
operational and safety benefits, and;
WHEREAS, the Fire Department recommends the release of Vehicle Replacement
Funds to purchase two KME Fire Engines.
1111 Plill
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of San Rafael
does hereby authorize the Department of Public Works to purchase two KME fire
engines and related equipment, in an amount not to exceed $1,007,510.
I, ESTHER C. BEIRNE, Clerk of the City of San Rafael, hereby certify that the foregoing
resolution was duly and regularly introduced and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of
said City on the 19`h day of November, 2012, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Connolly, Heller, Levine, McCullough & Mayor Phillips
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
` - OTHER C. BEI E, City Clerk d'
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