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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract, and any necessary amendments, with South Coast Fire Equipment, Inc., of Ontario, CA, for the purchase of a Pierce Arrow XT fire ladder truck, with related equipment and accessories, on the same terms and conditions afforded to the Houston Galveston Area Council (HGAC), of Houston, TX, in an amount not to exceed $1,565,259, inclusive of taxes and fees. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with South Coast Fire Equipment, Inc., for the purchase of a Pierce Arrow XT 102-foot ladder truck for use by the Fire Department. This purchase will be made using the same HGAC contract with South Coast Fire Equipment, Inc., approved on September 8, 2020 by the City Council for scheduled replacements of fire ladder trucks.
On January 21, 2020, fire ladder truck number 350 was in a maintenance bay at Fleet Services for routine service, when the shore power component, located under the main cab of the unit, caught fire. The fire alarm system was triggered, and the Fire Department responded and extinguished the fire, but the ladder truck was completely destroyed. An investigation was performed by an outside agency and did not identify a cause of the fire.
The City’s insurance company, American International Group, Inc. (AIG), was contacted by the Risk Management Bureau in the Human Resources Department and a claim was submitted for replacement of the damaged fire truck (claim number 501-764237-002). AIG has submitted a partial payment of $508,475 to the City for the replacement, which is equal to the salvage value of the destroyed truck. AIG has agreed to reimburse the City for the remaining balance, $1,056,784, once the replacement truck has been delivered. The Fleet Services Fund Group will pay for the new unit, with full reimbursement coming from the insurance company.
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