Submitted By
Ronald Kobyleski, Fire Chief
Reviewed By
A.M. Zayyad
Agenda Item Title
Title
A Resolution Approving a Purchase Price Agreement with Equipment Management, Co. to Purchase Genesis Electric Extrication Tools in an Amount Not to Exceed $34,975, Authorizing its Execution and Waiving the Village's Bid Process for the Agreement
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Overview
Overview
This expenditure replaces older extrication tools that require a gas generator and hydraulic hoses to operate. The new equipment is battery-powered saving time and ease of deployment. This equipment is proprietary in design and is considered a sole source, therefore, staff recommends waiving the Village's bid process to use Genesis as the sole provider.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
Approve the Resolution
Fiscal Impact
This project is funded in the FY 21 CIP Fund# 3095 Account number 3029.41300.101.491495
Amount budgeted is $35,000.
Background
Firefighters use extrication tools to free occupants from vehicles after serious accidents. The standard for these tools used to require a gasoline-powered generator that then powered hydraulic hoses from the generator to the tools. New technology has now developed tools that are battery-powered with the same effectiveness. The advantage of these new extrication tools is that they are instantly available with no set-up time to start generators and lay hose lines to the incident scene. They are also more maneuverable since they are attached to hoses.
The Fire Department began switching over to this new technology two years ago with the delivery of the newest engine which came equipped with a set of battery extrication tools. This agenda item will allow the two front-line engines and front-line trucks to be equipped with this better, identical technology.
This purchase then completes the three-year replacement plan.
The tools are proprietary in design and batteries, Genesis is the sole source provider of the equipment.
Alternatives
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