Background/Discussion
In August of 2021, a City firetruck was responding to a report of a house fire. At the time of the response, the community was experiencing a significant rain event which was causing street flooding. The water proved to be too deep for the firetruck causing an electrical failure which led to the firetruck starting on fire. It has now been determined that because of this damage, this approximately 5 year old truck that was purchased for $1.1 million now has a value of $185,000. The City’s insurance carrier has agreed to pay for a significant portion of our loss. The City has two options when it comes to replacing the firetruck, it could repair the existing or buy a new one. Since we had recently purchased a similar piece of equipment from Reliant Fire Apparatus, we have the ability to purchase a second piece of equipment of the same specifications from Reliant and have it delivered in an expedited fashion which would be several months shorter then what it would take to repair the damaged firetruck.
It has been determined that it would be in the best interest of the City to purchase a new firetruck from Reliant. This process does not follow the City’s typical purchasing procedures it is in keeping with the exceptions set out in CBMC Section 1.32.070 Purchasing of Specific Brands and CBMC Section 1.32.080 Emergency and Negotiated Purchases.
The specifics regarding this acquisition are set out in the Purchase Agreement attached hereto.