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AWARD MAINTENANCE SERVICES AGREEMENTS FOR AS NEEDED FIRE EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE, ANNUAL INSPECTION AND TESTING SERVICES
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DEPARTMENT: PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT, MAINTENANCE SERVICES DIVISION
PRESENTED BY: RAJA SETHURAMAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
CONTACT INFORMATION: ROBERT RYAN, MAINTENANCE SERVICES MANAGER (714) 754-5123
RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends the City Council:
1. Award Maintenance Services Agreements (MSAs) to Bit Pros, Incorporated, and Performance Truck Repair, Incorporated, for as needed fire equipment maintenance, annual inspection and testing services for a five-year period, for an annual amount of $200,000.
2. Authorize a ten percent (10%) contingency of $20,000 annually for unforeseen costs and approval for Consumer Price Index (CPI) escalation and de-escalation.
3. Authorize the City Manager and City Clerk to execute the agreements and future amendments to the agreements within Council authorized limits.
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BACKGROUND:
The Equipment Maintenance Section of Public Works maintains over three hundred vehicles, including over forty pieces of fire equipment. The fire equipment requires regular maintenance, routine repairs and after-hours response for emergency repairs. Regular inspection and annual testing are required for all of the apparatus utilized for emergency and fire response. Proper maintenance, inspection and testing of fire apparatus is essential in ensuring timely and appropriate response to any emergency that may arise.
The Public Works Department is committed to serving the public by providing high quality services and continually maintaining, testing and improving the City's emergency response apparatus. This commitment is fulfilled utilizing a combination of City staff assigned to the Equipment Maintenance Section and outside vendors and services.
The City's inventory of equipment and vehicles is aging with many units in service being past their recommended service life. Reduced product...
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