To: Board of Supervisors
From: Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title: Purchase of Boat for Maritime Response Team
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Acting as the governing Board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the purchasing agent to execute, on behalf of the Fire Chief, a purchase order with William E. Munson Company, increasing the previously approved purchasing authority by $35,000 from $825,000 to $860,000 for the purchase of a 32-foot boat for the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Maritime Response Team.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The requested purchase will be funded 100% by the EMS Transport Fund.
BACKGROUND:
On July 11, 2023 the Fire District Board of Directors authorized this purchase with a ceiling not to exceed $825,000. Since then, a shipping estimate has been provided for $5,200 to deliver the vessel from the manufacturer in Washington State to Contra Costa County. The original estimate and board order did not include California Sales Tax for $67,813.82. With sales tax and delivery, the total price now exceeds the original board authority of $825,000.
The vessel's purchase price has not changed since the July 2023 Board Order. The new, not-to-exceed price of $860,00 contains approximately $10,000 of contingency budget for unforeseen needs during the construction or delivery.
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) Maritime Response Team responds to medical emergencies, fires, spills, and rescues on 30 miles of navigable waterways with multiple high-value target hazards.
Following the annexation of the former East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, the marine response program needs to develop assets for responses to emergencies in the far east end of the County. The proposed rescue/fire boat would be based in the Discovery Bay Marina for rapid response in the far reaches of the County.
The 32-foot Munson fire boat offers a large working deck with an enclosed cabin, a landing craft style bow door, quick response capability, and low maintenance costs. The versatility and dependability of this platform will allow the District to respond in an “All Hazards” manner to protect lives, property, and the environment for many years. This would be the sister vessel to another identical vessel owned and operated by the Fire District and based in Pittsburg.
This vessel is being acquired under Federal General Services Administration (GSA) contract number 47QSWA22D006M. This system allows state and local government agencies to procure goods and services under the federal bid and contract award process.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
If this action is not approved, the District will not acquire a second fire rescue boat of this size, and response time and capabilities in the far east end of Contra Costa County would suffer as travel times by water from Pittsburg are extended.