To: Board of Directors
From: Lewis Broschard, Chief, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District
Report Title: Purchase Order with Velocity Truck Centers for a Hooklift Prime Mover
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Agent, on behalf of the Fire Chief, to execute a purchase order with Velocity Truck Centers, in an amount not to exceed $405,000, for a hooklift prime mover vehicle.
FISCAL IMPACT:
$323,024 Federal grant funds; balance up to $81,976 CCCFPD General Fund.
BACKGROUND:
On March 8, 2022, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District received Board approval to apply for and accept grant funding for four Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant projects. The District was awarded funds to purchase acoustic listening devices, a hooklift prime mover, a large incident support prime mover, and Stanley hydraulic tools. The hooklift prime mover was allocated $323,024 of the grant funding.
The hooklift prime mover vehicle purchased with these grant funds will be used by the rescue program to deliver modular containers outfitted for disaster/terrorism response.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Without a purchase order, the District will not be able to purchase this grant-funded vehicle.