Title
Whelen Automotive Products - IFB 18-316 - Amendment (Ordinance S-50161)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to execute amendment to Contract 148506 with Kenco OR LLC, dba LSH Lights to extend Contract term and allow additional expenditures. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The additional expenditures will not exceed $50,000.
Report
Summary
This contract will provide the Fire Department with emergency lighting and associated products for fire apparatus and for use at emergency scenes. The emergency lighting on the apparatus warns other drivers that an emergency vehicle is approaching or is stopped for an emergency. Lighting at an emergency scene is critical in ensuring the safety of firefighters, the public and patients.
Contract Term
Upon approval the contract will be extended through Sept. 30, 2024, with an option to extend through Sept. 30, 2025.
Financial Impact
Upon approval of $50,000 in additional funds, the revised aggregate value of the contract will not exceed $465,000. Funds are available in the Fire Department’s budget.
Concurrence/Previous Council Action
The City Council previously reviewed this request:
- Whelen Automotive Products Contract 148506 (Ordinance S-44990) on Sept. 19, 2018.
- Whelen Automotive Products Contract 148506 (Ordinance S-49081) on Oct. 26, 2022.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Fire Department.