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1222 & MICHIGAN STREET <br />Souri-i BENI), INDIANA 466oI-782i <br />CITY OF SOUTH BEND <br />PETE BUI-11GIRG, MAYOR <br />April 3, 2018 STEP]HENE Cox <br />FiRE CHIEF <br />Board of Pubhc Works <br />227 W. Jefferson Blvd. <br />South Bend, IN 46601 <br />Dear Board Members: <br />PHONE 574/ 23 5-92 5 5 <br />FAX 574/ 235-9305 <br />The South Bend Fire Department requests your consideration for the purchase of a planined <br />replacement of an aerial apparatus from our fleet. <br />To summarize, several manufacturers were invited to meet with a SBFD working group to discuss <br />their respective production methods and the pros, cons, and unique features of their units. <br />Following those meetings, the manufacturers were asked if they had any apparatus that were <br />currently available or in the production pipeline, that were intended for the purposes of <br />demonstration, as the department has successfully done in, the past— most recently with the <br />purchase of our Quint 3. <br />Similar to past purchases of aerial apparatus, the department focused on demonstration model <br />units for several reasons — a shorter timeline to deliver, cost savings over a built -to -spec unit, and <br />the availability of a full warranty for an apparatus that has a few hours/miles on it. <br />Two of the, manufacturers confirmed that they have available apparatus that are being produced as <br />demonstration models and have not yet been sold to another department. They are both mid - <br />mount, tower style (they have a bucket on the end for personnel and equipment) and meet the <br />other general requirements that the working group had identified. <br />After receiving competitive pricing for both apparatus, one in particular represented a substantial <br />savings from the other, and a substantial savings from the expected cost of a new, built -to -spec <br />unit. The department is now seeking to purchase that apparatus via Indiana, Code 5-22-10-5, under a <br />Substantial Savings. APPROVED <br />Board of Pulmlic 'Works <br />tT,hn k you, <br />R <br />d Skwarcan <br />Assistant Chief/Services <br />jAw.,s LucCKI Tom) L. SK-WARCAN ANDREWJ, MYER JOHN Cc KFI-HER / FEDERwoRoI-)R1GUFZjR <br />Assn CHIEF 0PF12ArIONs Asn', Cmm4 SERvicm Assn 0-nEF EMS Assn. Cmwu TiWNING FIRE MARSHAL <br />