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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE INTERIM CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO A PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH EXCELLANCE, INC. FOR A REMOUNT AMBULANCE VEHICLE FOR USE BY THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.
Brief Description: Since 2004, EMS has been replacing its Ambulances every 6 years, one every two years. This allows the EMS Department to control their repair costs as the drive train warranties are 5-year or 100,000 miles and at the same time keep the fleet reliable. EMS has chosen to once again remount the Ambulance rather than replace the vehicle. This action results in a savings of over $63,000.
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Legislative History
Res. No. 13-134 Entered into a lease agreement with Excellance, Inc. to remount an ambulance.
Res. No. 15-147 Entered into a lease agreement with Excellance, Inc. to remount an ambulance.
Res. No. 17-208 Entered into a lease agreement with Excellance, Inc. to remount an ambulance.
Res. No. 19-12 Authorized an amendment to Res. No. 17-208 for a purchase agreement (not a lease-purchase agreement).
Res. No. 19-180 Entered into a purchase agreement with Excellance, Inc. to remount an ambulance.
Purpose & Explanation
Due to maintenance and reliability issues that EMS was experiencing with its ambulances, beginning in 2005 we reduced the life cycle from nine years to six years. This has significantly improved our operations by reducing down time and major repairs.
Council has tentatively approved, via the five-year plan, the purchase of a replacement remounted ambulance in 2024.
Due to the long delay associated with acquiring our new ambulance that was scheduled for purchase and delivery in early 2023 and now is anticipated to be delivered in early 2025, staff is recommending we move up the remount of this ambulance from 2024 to 2022.
Excellance, Inc., the original manufacture of this ambulance, has presented the option of remounting our old ambulance box on to a new chassis. This will be the third remount for this specific ambu...
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