Title
A report regarding a resolution approving the purchase of one basic life support (BLS) ambulance in the amount of $185,702 with added equipment and technology in the amount $77,163 for a total not to exceed amount of $262,865; authorizing the City Manager to enter into a purchase agreement with Red Sky Emergency Vehicles in the amount of $245,565; and approve budget amendment 22.055 to appropriate $202,406 from General Fund Reserves and $60,459 from the Public Safety Impact Fee Fund into the Vehicle Replacement Fund for purchase. (Richard Walls, Emergency Management Services Battalion Chief)?
label
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
It is recommended that City Council adopt a resolution approving the purchase of one basic life support (BLS) ambulance in the amount of $185,702 with added equipment and technology in the amount $77,163 for a total not to exceed amount of $262,865; authorizing the City Manager to enter into a purchase agreement with Red Sky Emergency Vehicles in the amount of $245,565; and approve budget amendment 22.055 to appropriate $202,406 from Genera; Fund Reserves and $60,459 from the Public Safety Impact Fee Fund into the Vehicle Replacement Fund for purchase.
Body
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
The South San Francisco Fire Department has five ambulances. Three of these ambulances are considered front-line, staffed and available for response, and two are in reserve. The front-line vehicles consist of two Advanced Life Support (ALS) ambulances operating 24 hours a day, and one Basic Life Support (BLS) ambulance operating 12 hours per day. The two reserves consist of one ALS and one BLS and serve as back-ups when ambulances need to be serviced or we need to increase staffing to meet demand.
The department strives to maintain an ambulance replacement schedule where the three ALS ambulances are replaced every nine years on a staggered three-year cycle and the BLS ambulances every 10 years on a five-year staggered cycle. The COVID-19 pandemic has ...
Click here for full text