Title
Miscellaneous Blade and Chain Maintenance Contract - IFB 23-090 Request for Award (Ordinance S-49755)
Description
Request to authorize the City Manager, or his designee, to enter into a contract with Continental Cutting Tools, dba Desert Cutting Tools, to provide blade and chain maintenance for the Phoenix Fire Department. Further request to authorize the City Controller to disburse all funds related to this item. The total value of the contract will not exceed $300,000.
Report
Summary
This contract will provide the Phoenix Fire Department with services including blade sharpening, cleaning, and cutting tip replacement for circular and chain saws. These tools are utilized in daily operations.
The Phoenix Fire Department is one of the busiest fire departments in the United States. Phoenix currently has 58 fire stations and nine battalions. Maintaining the equipment is of utmost importance for the City’s firefighters to be adequately prepared. Blades and chains are integral parts to the equipment used by the department. Bladed power equipment provides firefighters the capability to breach a wide variety of materials from concrete to automobiles.
Procurement Information
An Invitation for Bid procurement was processed in accordance with City of Phoenix Administrative Regulation 3.10.
One vendor submitted a bid deemed to be responsive to posted specifications and responsible to provide the required goods and services. Following an evaluation based on price, the procurement officer recommends award to the following vendor:
Selected Bidder
Continental Cutting Tools ,LLC, dba Desert Cutting Tools
Contract Term
The contract will begin on or about May 31, 2023, for a five-year term with no options to extend.
Financial Impact
The aggregate contract value will not exceed $300,000. Funding is available in the Phoenix Fire Department's budget.
Department
Responsible Department
This item is submitted by Assistant City Manager Lori Bays and the Fire Department.