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� , COUNCIL COMMUNICATION FORM PURCHASING& 1NTERNAL SERVICES MEMORANDUM #09-20 Apri18, 2009 TO: Honorable Mayor Carrigan and City C cil FROM: Ryan P. McCrady, City Manager � Ron Neufeld, Financial Management Director Deborah M. Perry, Purchasing Supervisor�� SUBJECT: Bids for hydraulic extrication tool SUMMARY RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends awarding contract to Towers Fire Apparatus to furnish the Hurst Hi Pressure hydraulic extrication tool. BACKGROUND: The new hydraulic extrication tool, or jaws-of-life, is used by the Fire Department for vehicle extrication. It will replace a 20 year old Lucas extrication tool currently in use on Engine 2. The low bidder does not meet City of Decatur specifications. The City requested a unit with a spreader force of 57,500 pounds minimum. The Holmatro tool bid by AEC has a spreader force of only 19,595 pounds. In addition, City specifications requested a ram tool with a minimum 60,000 pounds in the first stage and 29,000 in the second stage. The Holmatro tool has 49,145 pounds in the first stage and 18,210 pounds in the second stage. The difference in the spreader force and ram tool are important in ensuring the Fire Department's , ability to properly and safely perform extrications from vehicles. The Fire Department has indicated that the vehicles being made now are using stronger metal than in the past. This ', requires greater working strengths from the extrication equipment. The Fire Department has ' conducted demonstrations with different tools and need the higher strength rating to perform � their job effectively. ' The second low bid submitted by Tower Fire Apparatus for the Hurst Hi Pressure extrication tool 'i met the City of Decatur specifications with respect to the spreader and ram force required. 'i POTENTIAL OBJECTION: None I� INPUT FROM OTHER SOURCES: Fire Personnel requested the replacement and wrote the specifications. � I STAFF REFERENCE: Matt Sekosky, Fire Chief, 424-2811. Jeff Abbott, Deputy Fire Chief, 424-2811. Matt will be at the council meeting to answer any questions the council may have about this purchase. BUDGET: $23,103 from the General Fund.