APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY
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CITY ATTORNEY’S OFFICE
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION NO. ______________ C.M.S.
RESOLUTION: (1) AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO
ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH ALLSTAR FIRE EQUIPMENT
FOR THE PURCHASE OF FIREFIGHTER PROTECTIVE CLOTHING
(ALSO KNOWN AS TURNOUTS) FOR A THREE YEAR TERM IN AN
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($1,500,000), WITH AN OPTION TO EXTEND
THE AGREEMENT FOR UP TO TWO YEARS IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS PER YEAR ($500,000),
WITHOUT RETURNING TO COUNCIL, FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT
AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND DOLLARS ($2,500,000); AND (2) WAIVING THE
ADVERTISING AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROCESS
REQUIREMENTS, AND LOCAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE AND SMALL
LOCAL BUSINESS ENTERPRISE (LBE/SLBE)
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROPOSED PURCHASE
AGREEMENT WITH ALLSTAR FIRE EQUIPMENT
WHEREAS, Firefighter safety clothing is a mandated requirement by CAL-OSHA and the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Oakland and Local 55; and
WHEREAS, the Oakland Fire Department (OFD or Department) is required to provide ongoing replacement of damaged or sub-standard turnout clothing worn by sworn personnel responding to emergency situations, and protective clothing for firefighter recruits in the training academies; and
WHEREAS, to ensure that firefighting personnel have the most effective, technologically sound safety gear, the OFD Safety Clothing Committee evaluated available safety clothing products from various manufacturers over a 12-month period; and WHEREAS, upon conclusion of the evaluation period, it was determined that the turnouts manufactured by Janesville Lion Apparel (which are distributed by Allstar Fire Equipment) continue to best meet the operational and safety needs of the Department; and
2 WHEREAS, the City of Oakland (City) has a current contract with AllStar Fire Equipment in the amount of $250,000 through August 4, 2026; and WHEREAS, All Star Fire Equipment is located in Hayward, California and is the only vendor in Northern California authorized to distribute Lion Apparel safety clothing; and WHEREAS, Oakland Municipal Code section 2.04.050.I.5 permits the City Council to waive the advertising and bidding requirements upon a finding that it is in the best interest of the City to do so; and
WHEREAS, the City Council may waive the Local/Small Local Business Enterprise (LBE/SLBE) Program requirements, last amended by Ordinance No. 13825 CMS (January 6, 2025); and
WHEREAS, for the considerations specified above and information specified in the Agenda Report accompanying this legislation, City staff recommends that City Council waive the advertising and bidding process (LBE/SLBE) Program requirements; now, therefore, be it WHEREAS, funds for this contract for FY 2026 shall be drawn from available Oakland Fire Department budgeted funds, including GPF 10 10 Fire Academy Training Project 1004398 and funding for the future years of the contract is contingent upon appropriation in future budget cycles; now, therefore be it RESOLVED, that the City Administrator is hereby authorized to enter into a three- year purchase agreement with All Star Fire Equipment in an amount not to exceed $1,500,000 for the purchase of Firefighter Protective Clothing (Turnouts); and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Administrator is also authorized to extend the agreement with All Star Fire Equipment an additional two years for five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000 per year, for a total amount not to exceed two million five hundred thousand dollars ($2,500,000) for the possible five-year term; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED , That pursuant to Oakland Municipal Code Section
2.04.050.1.5, and based on the reasons stated above and in the Agenda Report accompanying this legislation, the City Council finds and determines that it is in the best interests of the City to waive the advertising and bidding process, and the local and small business (LBE/SLBE) enterprise program provisions, and so waives such requirements; and be it 3 FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Administrator is hereby authorized to complete all required negotiations, certifications, assurances, and documentation required to accept, modify, extend and/or amend this agreement; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED: That the City Attorney shall review and approve said agreement to form and legality and copies of said agreement shall be filed with the Office of the City Clerk.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROWN, FIFE, GALLO, HOUSTON, RAMACHANDRAN, UNGER, WANG, AND
PRESIDENT JENKINS
NOES –
ABSENT –
ABSTENTION –
ATTEST:
ASHA REED
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council of the
City of Oakland, California
3457605/AS
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