Title
Firefighter Equipment - National Purchasing Partners Cooperative Contract - NPP 00000170 - Amendment (Ordinance S-50628)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to allow additional expenditures under Contract 150751 with LN Curtis & Sons for the purchase of Firefighter Equipment for the Fire and Public Works departments. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures will not exceed $608,929.
Report
Summary
This contract will provide essential tools for the Fire Department to accurately and efficiently fight brush fire operations. These tools and equipment assist the Fire Department to provide life safety services to the public in critical incidents and complicated scenes to protect structures, land and people from the threat of fire when a limited water supply is available.
The Public Works Department Fleet Services Division requests authority to use the cooperative contract to purchase specialty products for Police and Fire vehicles. The cooperative contract offers a wide variety of products such as extraction tools and supplies, hazardous materials equipment, hoses, pumps, and other emergency-related systems. The contract will allow Public Works Fleet Services to directly acquire specialized products from multiple Fire Fighting Gear manufacturers to keep public safety fleet ready for optimal service.
Contract Term
The contract term remains unchanged, ending on Aug. 31, 2024.
Financial Impact
Upon approval of $608,929 in additional funds, the revised aggregate value of the contract will not exceed $1,260,929. Funds are available in the Fire and Public Works departments' budgets.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council previously reviewed this request:
- Firefighter Equipment Contract 150751 (Ordinance S-45997) on Sept. 4, 2019; and
- Firefighter Equipment Contract 150751 - Amendment (Ordinance S-47040) on Nov. 4, 2020;
- Firefighter Equipment Contract 150751 - Amendment (Ordinance S-48266) on Jan. 26, 2022.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays, Deputy City Manager Mario Paniagua, and the Fire and Public Works departments.