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WORK SESSION AGENDA NOi 6 ROSEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM TO: Steve Sarkozy FROM: Dick Forliti SUBJECT:: LADDER 728 DATE: January 15, 1 99 S As you are well aware, we are faced with the single bid issue for the replacement ladder truck. The truck committee was very disappointed in that other manufacturers did not participate in the hid process. The committee felt very optimistic that the spec format did allow for multiple venders to hid; however, this was not the case. You should know that the single bid scenario is not unique to Roseville. I have learned, by asking the question, that there are many fire departments in Ramsey County and throughout the state that are one-hid recipients for new truck purchases. This appears to be the trend (becoming more commonplace) in the fire service. I do realize that this is not the most comfortable position to be in with only one bid on the table; 4. however, I strongly recommend the acceptance of this bid for the following reasons: * comparable truck purchase comparisons from other fire departments confirm a very competitive bid was submitted. this is the first titre, to nay knowledge} 4hat a vehicle bid proposal carne in under budget. * approximately one year ago we were offered a demo ladder truck by the same bidder for$529,000 (this truck did not meet our specifications in many areas). a re-bid process will not guarantee us that we will receive any more bids or for that matter any bids at all. if Pierce chooses to re-bid, an automatic 3% ($15,900) will be added to the original bid price due to their annual increase. It is also the committee's consensus that we would see an additional significant price increase above and beyond the %. * the existing ladder truck is not in full service due to mechanical problems and we cannot delay the replacement process any longer. I strongly feel that this vehicle will best serve the department and the Roseville community for the next 0+gears and I also believe that we would not be able to take advantage of the initial low cost submitted by Fierce if this should go out for re-bid.