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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing the City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary documents, including any necessary subsequent amendments, with 72 Hour, LLC, dba National Auto Fleet Group, of Watsonville, CA, for the purchase of four Ford E-450 Ambulances, with related equipment and accessories, on the same terms and conditions afforded to Sourcewell, in a total amount not to exceed $1,321,756, inclusive of taxes and fees. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with 72 Hour, LLC, dba National Auto Fleet Group for the purchase of four Ford E-450 Ambulances. The proposed units will be used by Long Beach Fire Department (LBFD), Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Division, as 9-1-1 emergency response rescue units. EMS provides critical emergency response to fire, medical, beach, and waterway crises for all residents and businesses in the City of Long Beach (City).
The proposed units are replacing four ambulances that are six years old. The current units are nearing the end of their useful life and are becoming increasingly more expensive to maintain. The City’s ambulances see heavy use and accumulate high mileage quickly. Purchasing the replacement units now will minimize repair downtime and ensure the lowest net operational costs for the City. Timely replacement of emergency equipment is critical for successful operations, which are essential to the health of the community at large and will assist in providing public safety services to all residents and businesses in Long Beach. These units are approved in the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 23) Fleet replacement plan. Sufficient funds have been collected to replace these units.
The Fleet Services Bureau of the Department of Financial Management researched procurement options for ambulances and discovered other agencies had completed an open, fair, transparent, and competitive procurement process. The City reviewed the cooperative agre...
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