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Ordinance Appropriating Funds to the Fleet Maintenance/Replacement Fund in the Amount of $1,004,295 for Purchase of a 2027 Pierce Enforcer Pumper Engine from Atlantic Emergency Solutions, Inc., of Manassas, VA
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Department:
Fire
Meeting Date:
August 4, 2026
Contact Name:
Steve Mason
Public Hearing:
N/A
Contact Phone:
910-343-3906
Advertising Date/Advertised By:
N/A
Attachments:
Attachment #1: Ordinance
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this ordinance is to appropriate $1,004,295 for the purchase of one (1) 2027 Pierce Enforcer Pumper Engine ("Pumper") through the Houston-Galveston Area Council Cooperative Purchasing Program ("H-GAC").
BACKGROUND:
N.C.G.S. ?143-129(e)(3) provides for an exception to the procedures for letting public contracts if purchases are made through a competitive bidding group procurement program, which is a formally organized program that offers competitively obtained purchasing services at discount prices. The H-GAC conducted a full and open competitive solicitation for certain fire vehicles and awarded the contract to Atlantic Emergency Solutions, Inc., of Manassas, VA ("Atlantic").
Atlantic Emergency Solutions WFD that a production slot for a Pumper unexpectedly became available and offered it to the City. The new Pumper would be available for delivery in May/June of 2027, allowing the current 2016 model to be placed in reserve status and the reserve 2006 model to be declared surplus property. Securing this slot would allow a custom pumper to be delivered in approximately nine (9) months, compared to the current standard build time of approximately forty-eight (48) months. Receiving the apparatus nearly three (3) years earlier would significantly improve the overall age of our fleet while also providing a newer, more reliable reserve engine.
Funding for this purchase is currently available in the fleet fund and will be made encumbered in FY27 and released upon delivery of the vehicle.
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