TO: Public Safety Committee
FROM: Jeff Price, Fleet Services Director
SUBJECT:
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Purchase of 2 Complete Horton Ambulances from Foster Coach in the amount of $764,878.00
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BACKGROUND:
On November 21, 2023, the 2024 City Budget was approved by City Council. 2 Ambulances were funded in the budget. After a discussion with the Finance Director and a review of the City funds, it was determined that sufficient funds were available to commit to these units. The lead time on ambulance builds is expected to take 30 months at a minimum, so the budgeted funds will not be expected to be distributed until mid-2027.
CONCLUSION:
The City of Joliet has standardized their Ambulance purchases to Horton Emergency Vehicles in prior years. Fleet Services and the Joliet Fire Department interviewed several other builders with our exact specifications this year. Most could not meet the safety standards and testing we require. The one supplier who did submit a competing bid was 15% higher. Foster Coach is the area distributer for Horton Ambulances and has a long-standing relationship of superior service with the city. In prior years they have been the only bidder on our equipment specifications, which lead to this standardization. Additionally, Horton is a Sourcewell participating supplier and utilizes government standardized pricing.
Sufficient funding exists in the Capital Improvements/Fire Department Fund (Org 30070020; Object: 557500) for this purchase, payable when received in 2027.
Section 2-438 of the City of Joliet Code of Ordinances states that purchases over $25,000.00 may be awarded without written specifications or bidding under certain circumstances. One of these circumstances applies:
1. (f) Purchases when authorized by a concurring vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the Mayor and City Council
RECOMMENDATION:
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Based upon the above, it is recommended that the Mayor and City Council approve the purchase of the 2 Horton Ambulance bodies f...
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