CITY MANAGER AUTHORITY PROCUREMENT AWARDS
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Change Order #1 to Cooperative Procurement 22-080, Units 326 and 381 (Technical Rescue Team Truck and Trailer) and Unit 356 (Mobile Command Center), to LDV, Inc. for an amount not to exceed $6,623 and a total award of $1,086,694
DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Works
SUBMITTED BY: Richard Dublinski, Director
BACKGROUND:
Unit 356 is a mobile command center used by the Fire Department to run incident command at large-scale emergency responses and special events.
Unit 356 was reviewed and approved by the Fleet Economic Committee and Fleet Services Manager for replacement in the 2022 budget. On April 5, 2022, City Council awarded Cooperative Procurement 22-080 to LDV, Inc. for the purchase of Units 326 and 381, & Unit 356. Unit 356 is a 2023 Freightliner M2 chassis with dry van body Mobile Command Center specified to function as a multi-department incident command post.
DISCUSSION:
Staff met with LDV, Inc. in March to specify a unit to meet multi-department incident command needs. LDV, Inc. disclosed that they had one chassis in stock. Due to current demand, they require a purchase order to allocate a chassis. Staff moved quickly to specify the unit, follow the procurement process, and secure a purchase order in time for LDV, Inc. to allocate the chassis to City of Naperville.
At the pre-construction meeting on April 21, Fire Department personnel requested a quote to accommodate forward-thinking changes to the specification. The changes amount to a net $6,623 increase in the cost of the unit.
Changes include:
* Swap Dual USB-A receptacles for receptacles with one USB-A and one USB-C port to eliminate possible obsolescence.
* Add 2 USB-A/USB-C receptacles and add 3 power receptacles to allow for flexibility for powering devices.
* Remove 1 GFCI exterior receptacle.
* Add satellite dish prep: future satellite installation is more cost-effective, should operational needs cha...
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