HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2013-128 N.C.S. 9/9/2013 Resolution No. 2013-128 N.C.S.
of the City of Petaluma, California
AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OE
ONE DEMONSTRATION ("DEMO") EMERGENCY TYPE I
AMBULANCE FROM BRAUN NORTHWEST INC., CHEHALIS, WA
IN THE AMOUNT OF $150,657.84
WHEREAS, as part of the 2013-2014 Vehicle Replacement Program, the Fire Department
identified an immediate need for one Emergency Type 1 Ambulance; and,
WHEREAS, the funding for the desired Demonstration ("Demo") Emergency Type I
Ambulance is available from the Vehicle and Equipment Replacement Fund; and,
WHEREAS, Petaluma Municipal Code Section 4.04.050 provides that "The procedures set
forth in Sections 4.04.080 and 4.04.090 may be dispensed with only when an emergency requires
that an order be placed with the nearest available source of supply, when the commodity can be
obtained from only one vendor or when purchase is pursuant to Section 4.04.100"; and,
WHEREAS, demo ambulances are one-of-a-kind vehicles, already fabricated for show and
demonstration purposes; and,
WHEREAS, acquiring an ambulance that meets all of the City's criteria would require
ordering a new unit with custom unit specifications, with a lengthy fabrication-to-delivery time
schedule and increased cost of at least $50,000; and,
WHEREAS, conducting a demo ambulance bidding process is not practical because
based on data obtained by the Fire Department through requests for quotations, the available
demo units are not comparable in construction or equipment, each demo vehicle would require a
different type of customized work to meet the City's dual role Firefighter/Paramedic (FF/P)
specifications and California emission standards, and the existing demo vehicles could not all be
delivered and ready for emergency operation on an immediate basis; and,
WHEREAS, one demo ambulance has been located at Braun Northwest, Inc., Chehalis,
WA, the closest available supplier of a vehicle which meets all of the Petaluma Fire Department
(PFD) specifications for dual role FF/P emergency responses except for minor cabinetry sizing
and configuration specifications and which can be delivered by late October; and,
WHEREAS, due to economic conditions, the City's fleet replacement fund has been
unable to keep up with the optimum fleet replacement cycle for ambulances and, as a result, the
Fire Department is past the planned replacement date for one unit; and,
WHEREAS, increased maintenance needs and service issues with the City's front line
emergency vehicles recently have required increased use of reserve vehicles, and a new vehicle
is urgently needed to continue responding to a variety of emergency incidents at high levels and
prevent placing firefighters, EMT's,paramedics and patients at increased risk; and,
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WHEREAS, there is an immediate and urgent need for an additional front-line
ambulance and the nearest vendor for a suitably equipped ambulance to meet the City's FF/P
specifications is the demo ambulance available from.Braun Northwest, Inc.,.Chehalis, WA;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council authorizes the
purchase of one Demonstration ("Demo") Emergency Type I Ambulance from Braun Northwest,
Inc., Chehalis, WA in the amount of$150,657.84.
Under the power and authority conferred upon this Council by the Charter of said City.
REFERENCE: I hereby certify the foregoing Resolution was introduced and adopted by the Approve, as to
Council of the City of Petaluma at a Regular meeting on the 9th day of September, foral
2013,by the following vote:
City Attorney s.
AYES: Vice Mayor Albertson.Barrett. Harris, Healy. Kearney,Miller
NOES: None
ABSENT: Mayor Glass f
ABSTAIN: NoneG'
ATTEST: "
City Clerk Vice Mayor
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