RESOLUTION NO. __________
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF ONE
URBAN SEARCH & RESCUE AND THREE SQUAD FIRE
APPARATUS AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR
WHEREAS, the Chula Vista Fire Department delivers Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Medical Services to Chula Vista residents, visitors, and employees every day; and
WHEREAS, emergency response services are provided with several different types of fire apparatus including triple combination pumpers/engines, aerial ladder trucks, heavy rescue, brush engines, and command vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department continues to execute fire apparatus replacements as part of the City’s 10-year Measure P Expenditure Plan specific to fire apparatus replacements; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department continues to move toward compliance with the recommended fire apparatus replacement cycles identified in the Council -approved Fire Department Fire Facility Master Plan (“Master Plan”); and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department recommends, and the Purchasing Agent has approved , sole source purchase s in accordance with Chula Vista Municipal Code section 2.56.070(B)(4), because the apparatus es to be purchased are uniquely manufactured , available from only one known source, and meet the Fire Department’s compatibility requirements; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department is recommending a sole source purchase with South Coast Fire Equipment for the acquisition of one Pierce Enforcer Urban Search & Rescue for the price of $1,777,286.13 plus 5% contingency, for a total anticipated cost of $1,866,150.44, to replace fire apparatus as contemplated in the Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, staff is recommending a n amendment to the fiscal year 2023 -24 budget for the Measure P Sales Tax Fund, appropriating $1,866,151 for the early purchase of this apparatus; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department continues to enhance response resources in the eastern side of the City by improving service delivery performance outcomes identified in the Measure A Public Safety Expenditure Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department is recommending a sole source purchase with Emergency Vehicle Group for the acquisition of three Unruh Type -6 Squad apparatus for the price of $982,867.98 plus 5% contingency, for a total anticipated cost of $1,035,000; and
WHEREAS, staff further recommends that $577,613 included in the fiscal year 2024-25 Measure P Spending Plan for the purchase of non-safety vehicles be appropriated instead in fiscal year 2023-24, so that staff can move forward with ordering all non -safety vehicles recommended for replacement in the current fiscal year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it:
1. Approves the purchase of one Pie rce Enforcer Urban Search & Rescue from South Coast Fire Equipment , in accordance with Chula Vista Municipal Code section
2.56.070, and authorizes the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney, to negotiate and execute all documents to finalize such purchase.
2. Approves the purchase of three Unruh Type 6 Squads from Emergency Vehicle Group, in accordance with Chula Vista Municipal Code section 2.56.070, and authorizes the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney, to negotiate and execut e all documents to finalize such purchase.
3. Appropriates $2,443,764 to the Measure P Fund in fiscal year 2023-24.
Presented by Approved as to form by
By:
Harry Muns Jill D.S. Maland Fire Chief Lounsbery Ferguson Altona & Peak Acting City Attorney
Presented by
Matthew Little
Director of Public Works