To: Board of Supervisors
From: Aaron J. McAlister, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title: Approve Inclusion of Specifications Requiring the Use of Plymovent Vehicle Exhaust Removal Systems, Sargent Door Hardware, and Phoenix G2 US Digital Designs Station Alerting Systems in the Request for Proposals for Fire Station 9
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Acting as the governing board of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, REVIEW and APPROVE, pursuant to California Public Contract Code section 3400(c)(2), the inclusion of specifications in the forthcoming Request for Proposals (RFP) for the design-build construction of Fire Station 9 requiring the use of Plymovent Vehicle Exhaust Removal Systems, Sargent Door Hardware, and Phoenix G2 US Digital Designs Station Alerting Systems, based on the finding that the specified products are necessary to match products currently in use throughout the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
FISCAL IMPACT:
100% CCCFPD Capital Construction Fund.
BACKGROUND:
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for the selection of a design-build entity to construct Fire Station 9, located at 209 Center Avenue in Pacheco.
The construction of Fire Station 9 will be conducted in accordance with applicable provisions of the California Public Contract Code. Public Contract Code section 3400(c)(2) permits an awarding authority to specify a designated material, product, thing, or service by brand or trade name when the awarding authority finds that the purpose of the specification is to match other products in use on a particular public improvement, either completed or in the course of completion.
To ensure consistency, interoperability, maintainability, operational efficiency, and compatibility with existing District infrastructure, the District proposes to include specif...
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