11/21/94 Board of Public Works Minutes

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REGULAR MEETING NOVEMBER 21, 1994 Location: Heat and A/C Unit The location in the specifications was under the attendant seat. The reason for this installation is two -fold. 1) better efficiency in meeting patient needs; 2) better servicing location; there is less labor involved in component servicing. The location provided by Southern is the right front partition cabinet housing the combination heater and air conditioner at the top. This does not meet specifications. Maximum Height Requirements The maximum height of 110" was specified because of clearances needed at the hospitals in our area. Also, the maximum height for the rear floor is specified because of height required to load and unload the stretchers. Southern did not furnish this information. The clarification number twelve (12) raises concerns of whether the height requirement will meet specifications. Module to Chassis Attachment Module Body Construction, Walls and Roof Skin Supports, Floor Construction, Exterior Skin and Modular Door Construction and Installation The construction requirements in the above areas were specified so that the Fire Department would have the continued use of the ambulance for a period of at least fifteen (15) years. The Fire Department feels that the construction features in the specifications will deliver the City of South Bend the quality and safety features needed in an ambulance. The construction features provided by Southern do not meet specifications. Street Side Cabinet Wall Design of interior cabinets are intended for storage of specific equipment. The strategic location of this equipment will enhance patient care. The ability to change or relocate equipment in the future may be necessary. Cabinets of untitled structure do not offer this flexibility. Southern's cabinet construction does not meet specifications. Delivery Timetable The ambulance the Fire Department is purchasing is a replacement for a first line ambulance. The timetable of one hundred thirty-five (135) days is important in the timely delivery of the new ambulance without possible interruption of service to our citizens. Southern indicated a delivery time of two hundred ten (210) days. This does not meet specifications on delivery. Repair, Parts and Service Service and repair to any emergency vehicle is a priority of the Fire Department. After -market service for the vehicle, the conversion and equipment installed in same, should be performed by service centers familiar with same. There is a local International dealer than can service the vehicle. Information has been supplied by Southern that Executive Coach in the Chicago area, Manager Thomas Bickele, phone (708) 639-0575, is the Service Center for the conversion and equipment installed in same. On 11/14/94, phone contact was made with Mr. Bickele. He stated they just entered into a service agreement with Southern, but is not familiar with the conversion or equipment installed because of being new at servicing Southern units. Contacts have been made with two (2) of the references supplied with Southern: Shelbyville Fire Department 40 W. Broadway Street Shelbyville, Indiana Ken Scott (317) 392-5119 City of Cleveland EMS 4150 East 49th Street Cleveland, Ohio Dan Novak (216) 664-6619 Questions in reference to Southern's ambulance were discussed with both departments. The Fire Department is concerned with some problems that have been relayed to us which could reduce the service time of the ambulance. Examples are: 1) body cracking; 2) frame cracking and sagging; 3)