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Item <br /> <br />4.2. <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Bruce a. West, Fire Chief' ~--~/~ <br />April 23, 2001 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Authorization to Re-Advertise Pumper Specifications <br /> <br />On behalf of the Elk River Fire Department Truck Committee I am requesting Council <br />approval to re-advertise for bids for a new frre department pumper. The truck committee has <br />met to revise and resubmit to the Mayor and City Council a new set of specifications for the <br />f~re department pumper apparatus. <br /> <br />The truck committee has implemented into the specifications new changes in the f~re truck <br />industry. The following is a list of major changes that have been included in this set of f~re <br />pumper specifications: <br /> <br />Larger crew cab - Introduced into the medium price £rre truck market is a larger <br />crew cab. The original set of specifications was for a 54" crew cab. Within the <br />new set of specifications we have included a 67" cab after discovering the larger <br />cab was within our price proposal. <br /> <br />Underbody painting - Underbody painting is a key issue the truck committee <br />found that varied among the frre truck bidders. To alleviate this variable among <br />the vendors, we have specified in the new set of specifications the importance of <br />underbody painting of the entire truck. Our newly purchased f~re truck has a life <br />expectancy of 20+ years and the truck committee wants to assure the longevity <br />with this important truck specification. <br /> <br />Hydraulic generator - This is an item that has been a pleasant surprise for the <br />truck committee within the fire truck industry. In the past, hydraulic generators <br />for f~re trucks have always been very expensive and large in size. The f~re truck <br />industry has recently introduced a 6000 watt hydraulic generator at an affordable <br />price. I have discussed this improvement in our proposal with City Administrator <br />Pat I~aers and he has approved this inclusion ~vithin our specifications. The <br />benefit of a hydraulic generator is that we will not have an additional gas powered <br />engine to service and maintain. The hydraulic generator is powered from the <br /> <br /> <br />