Opening of Bids - One (1) or More, 2020 or Newer, Emergency Medical Vehicle – Spec P - American Response Vehicles

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American Response Vehicles 11 three-sided extruded channel with two sides being .125-inch-thick and the bottom surface for fastener acceptance to be .160-inch will be full length of the body. ROOF CORNERS: The roof rail extrusions will be welded together along the roof bow mating walls at the corners. In addition, the outer surfaces of the roof rail extrusions will be 100% continuously TIG welded to cast aluminum corner castings. The castings will have internal mating flanges that extend horizontally inside the upper roof rail extrusion and vertically down the corner post extrusions. The corner roof castings will have accommodations for number six nylon inserts to retain corner cap marker combination warning lights when they are specified. The nylon inserts will provide isolation of the retaining screw of the light from the casting materials. FLOOR MEMBERS: Floor structures will be 6105-T6 aluminum, 2.000 by 2.500-inch proprietary hollow section architectural box tubing aluminum. This proprietary shape tubing allows for half-inch plate to be recess to which floor mounted items can be securely connected. Each member will have a defined bevel built into the extrusion die to allow for full weld penetration on the edge of the extrusions. FLOOR HORIZONTAL GUSSET PLATES: The floor member to side wall fully welded horizontal gusset system will be made of 5052-H32 aluminum plate, four (4) by four (4) inch triangles. A minimum of 12 gussets will be located horizontally connecting cross members to longitudinal main center members at each main cross member site. FULL WIDTH CROSS MEMBERS: The module floor will provide core support for the side assemblies and will incorporate a minimum of four (4) full body width floor members. The full width floor members will connect to and support the side wall assemblies. Each member will be made of 6105-T6 aluminum. The front floor tube is to be a minimum of 3.000 x 2.000 x .250 inch-thick 6105-T6 aluminum tube which is fully MIG welded into the front corner post at each side of the vehicle. On top of the tube is to be a minimum .188 thick 5052 aluminum front sill running full width of the body. One of the members located just forward and/or rear of the rear wheel housing will be 2.000 by 2.500-inch proprietary hollow section architectural box tubing. The last floor cross-member will be a 2.375 x 3.188 6105-T6 aluminum proprietary shape proof tube on the rear wall which is fully MIG welded into the rear corner posts at each side of the vehicle. This tube is butted up and welded to a 2.000 x 1.000 x .125 inch-thick 6105-T6 tube which is also fully MIG welded to the rear corner post. A minimum of eight (8) total 6-inch vertical gussets, (1/4) inch thick will be installed to reinforce two (2) at each cross member and sidewall tubes directly fore and aft of the axle. FLOOR SYSTEM CANTILEVER BEAMS: There will be cantilever floor beams used at intermittent body points running from the opposite main interior wall beam to the opposite exterior wall at the location between exterior compartments. The use of cantilever beams increases the strength of the overall floor system and support to the compartments. WHEELWELLS: There will be formed wheel well housings installed into the module body to provide sufficient clearance for the rear axle movement based on the chassis jounce study and suspension choice selected. The