HomeMy WebLinkAbout1/19/2000 - STAFF REPORTS (18) DATE: January 19, 1999
TO: City Council
FROM: Procurement Manager and Fire Chief
AWARD OF BID NO. 00-05 FOR SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council award Bid No. 00-05 to Allstar Fire Equipment,Inc.
of Baldwin Park, CA in the amount of $22,327.42 for Furnishing and Delivering Self-
Contained Breathing Apparatus to the Fire Department for use in conjunction with fire
fighting activities.
BACKGROUND:
The Fire Department utilizes self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) for respiratory
protection in the course of fire fighting activities. The SCBA are critical to the Department's
ability to effectively respond to life and property-threatening situations. Although the
Department has been utilizing SCBA units for many years the latest OSHA law requires
firefighters to wear this equipment any time they are in a hazardous environment (2 in 2 out
rule).
Included in the bid was the following equipment: 19 carbon fiber cylinders needed to maintain
the established inventory of 80 bottles replacing bottles that have exceeded their life
expectancy and must be retired; 4 masks needed to replace inventory for the masks that were
distributed to the new firefighters who were recently hired; and 41 voice amplifiers to be
issued to each firefighter to be placed on his mask to improve communications capabilities
in hazardous environments.
Invitation to Bid No. 00-05 was advertised in the Desert Sun on December 18, 1999 and
concurrently mailed to five distributors of safety equipment.Two bids were received,opened
and read publicly in the Procurement Office at the bid opening time and date of 3:00 P.M.,
January 5, 2000. Results of this IFB are as follows:
VENDOR BID PRICE
Allstar Fire Equipment, Inc, Baldwin Park, CA $22,327.42
Vallen Safety Supply Company, Santa Fe Springs. CA $24,311.18
Funds are available for this purpose in the following account: 3520-42490,Fire Department,
Non-Capital Equipment Account.
APPROVED: 176
OLD . GOOD BARY FA�REET
Procurement Manager Fire Chief
APPROVED:
City Manager
Attachment: (1)Minute Order
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MINUTE ORDER NO.
AWARDING BID NO. 00-05 TO ALLSTAR FIRE
EQUIPMENT, INC. OF BALDWIN PARK, CA IN
THE AMOUNT OF$22,327.42 FOR FURNISHING
AND DELIVERING SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS TO THE FIRE
DEPARTMENT
I HEREBY CERTIFY that this Minute Order awarding Bid No.00-05 to Allstar Fire Equipment,Inc.of
Baldwin Park,CA in the amoturt of$22,327.42 for Ftuiuslung and Delivering Self-Contained Breathing
Apparatus to the Fire Deparhnent was adopted by the City Council ofthe City ofPahn Springs,California,
in a meeting thereof held on the 19th day of January 2000.
PATRICIA A. SANDERS
City Clerk
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