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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT
City of Anaheim
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
DATE: APRIL 26, 2022
FROM: FINANCE DEPARTMENT
SUBJECT: ACCEPTANCE OF BID FOR WIRELESS TRANSPORTABLE
AREA MONITOR HAZMAT DETECTOR KITS
ATTACHMENT (Y/N): NO ITEM # 08
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council, by Motion, accept the bid of R.S. Hughes Company, in the amount of $149,537.96 plus applicable tax, for the purchase of Wireless Transportable Area Monitor HazMat Detector Kits. One kit will be provided for Anaheim Fire and Rescue and one kit for the Huntington Beach Fire Department, with the City of Anaheim as the procurement agency, all in accordance with Bid #9575.
DISCUSSION:
Purchasing solicited bids from known suppliers and posted the bid on the City’s bid portal. Sealed bids were received by 2:00 p.m., March 17, 2022, from the following bidders, and were publicly opened immediately thereafter.
Bidders Bid Price
R.S. Hughes Company $149,537.96
Anaheim, California
All Safe Industries, Inc. $166,383.70
Louisville, Kentucky
Blackline Safety Corp. $171,200.00
Calgary, Canada
This bid was based on the purchase of two Wireless Transportable Area Monitor HazMat Detector kits. Grant funds from the Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) will be used to purchase the items. These kits will provide portable, remote, wireless, all-in- one gas, radiation, volatile organic compound, and meteorological measurement detection capability. Each kit includes four remote monitoring units, one repeater, one host/repeater, one laptop computer with supporting software that includes plume modeling, and a radio frequency modem to support wireless operations. The system will Acceptance of Bid for Wireless Transportable Area Monitor HazMat Detector Kits April 26, 2022
enhance each departments’ current capabilities by expanding their ability to monitor/sample for hazardous gases and increasing their radiation detection abilities.
IMPACT ON BUDGET:
Sufficient funds are available in the Police Department’s FY 2021/22 restricted Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant budget. There is no local match requirement.
Respectfully submitted, Concurred by,
Barrick L. Bartlett Jorge Cisneros
Purchasing Agent Chief of Police
Concurred by,
Patrick J. Russell
Fire Chief