Opening of Bids - One (1) or More, 2020 or Newer, Emergency Medical Vehicle – Spec P - Fire Service, Inc.

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City of South Bend Central Services Division Fire Service, Inc./Wheeled Coach Ambulance Specification SWITCHING A Momentary Dump switch shall be installed as directed by this Agency. REAR SUSPENSION This unit shall have a "Liquid Spring" rear suspension installed by the manufacturer. It shall include electronic controls, automatic height control, kneeler, and OEM sway bar. The dump and fill function shall be operated by opening or closing the right rear door entrance door. It shall have both an enable switch and a dump indicator light in the cab console and shall only operate when the vehicle is in neutral or park with park brake set. CLASS®, or Compressible Liquid Adaptive Suspension System, is the next generation vehicle suspension system. Utilizing a strut, with a compressible fluid as the spring/damping medium, and its sophisticated on -board microprocessor, CLASS® adapts the entire vehicle's response to road variations and the driver. Unlike current steel and air sprung suspension systems, CLASS® is the only commercial suspension system that can automatically and instantaneously change the spring stiffness and damping at each wheel over a very broad range with minimal power consumption while the vehicle is being driven and without driver intervention. Changing the spring stiffness and damping at each wheel independently provides the ability to reduce ride harshness while increasing roll and pitch control. The traditional compromises of balancing ride and handling performance in steel and air sprung suspension designs are eliminated. CLASS® employs an optimized 5-link suspension configuration that enhances ride and handling versus conventional suspensions. CLASS® substantially reduces the impact loading into the vehicle frame and body thereby lowering maintenance costs and extending the vehicle's life. Aside from operational benefits of improved ride and handling, vehicle manufacturers may also realize benefits. While CLASS® is tuned to specific chassis platforms, its software can be tuned to specific applications while using the same common suspension hardware for the chassis platform, thus providing greater utilization of a chassis for a variety of body configurations with each one tuned accordingly. A user friendly driver interface provides a means for minor adjustment of the suspension response to fit operator preferences for certain road conditions. Compared to typical air systems, CLASS ® is a closed hydraulic system which eliminates the need for extra add -on components such as air dryers and heaters. Additional standard functional features such as load -leveling, suspension "kneeling", and diagnostics are built-in. 10070-0003 11 /05/20 3