To: Board of Supervisors
From: Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title: Golden State Fire Apparatus Purchase Agreement Increase
?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 Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a change order associated with the January 20, 2022, fire apparatus purchase agreement with Golden State Fire Apparatus and increase the payment limit by $200,000 to a new payment limit of $5,200,000 for the required design changes in the manufacture and sale of six (6) Type I fire engines.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% CCCFPD General Fund
BACKGROUND:
On January 18, 2022, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors (Board) approved and authorized the Fire Chief to execute a purchase contract with Golden State Fire Apparatus in an amount not to exceed $5,000,000 for the manufacture and sale of six (6) Type I fire engines. On January 20, 2022, the Fire Chief's designee executed this contract. Since then, changes were required to the design of the fire apparatus, resulting in change orders with additional cost.
These fire engines were purchased through a lease-purchase agreement. The Board approved the lease schedule for these fire engines on January 18, 2022. The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) will continue with the financing of these vehicles through the lease-purchase schedule, except the aforementioned cost increase of approximately $200,000. This amount will be paid directly from the Fire District general fund to Golden State Fire Apparatus by the District upon completion of the vehicles.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
The District will not be able authorize needed change orders to bring these new fire engines consistent with newly completed fire engines and correct issues found when those engines were p...
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