STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: October 27, 2021
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a three-year master agreement for the purchase of firefighting foams and fire hoses for the Fire-Rescue Department - Casco Industries, Inc. in the estimated amount of $179,220, Daco Fire Equipment in the estimated amount of $1,196,970, Metro Fire Apparatus Specialists, Inc. in the estimated amount of $492,140, and Delta Fire & Safety, Inc. dba Delta Industrial Service & Supply in the estimated amount of $424,770, lowest responsible bidders of six - Total estimated amount of $2,293,100 - Financing: General Fund
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a master agreement is to establish firm pricing for goods, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis according to annual budgetary appropriations. The estimated amount is intended as guidance rather than a cap on spending under the agreement, so that actual need combined with the amount budgeted will determine the amount spent under this agreement.
This master agreement will provide for the purchase of firefighting foams and fire hoses for the Fire-Rescue Department. This agreement allows for the purchase of Class A, Class B, and Alcohol-Resistant Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AR-AFFF) firefighting foams, used by the Fire-Rescue Department. Class A (Structural and Wild Land) foam has foaming ability which is specifically formulated for applications such as structural, forestry, landfill, and tire fires. Class A foam reduces surface tension of water, greatly increasing the penetrating and wetting abilities of water, making water supply five times more effective than untreated water.
Class B (hydrocarbon flammable liquid or liquid petroleum gases) foam secures non-ignited hydroca...
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