Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Fire Medical

To:	David Corliss, City Manager
From:	Mark Bradford, Fire Chief
Date:	May 11, 2009
Re:	Purchase of SCBA Cylinders

Please include the following item on the City Commission consent agenda for consideration at the May 19, 2009 meeting:

Background:

As part of our 2009 Operating Budget we requested and received approval for the purchase of replacement Self Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) cylinders with an estimated cost of $30,000.  These cylinders have a fifteen year fixed life expectancy and must be replaced in order to maintain adequate cylinders for emergency operations. 

Bid Status: 

The Fire Medical Department solicited bids (#B09028) for supplying the Department with replacement cylinders.  The Notice to Bidders set out the specifications for the cylinders and the quantity requested.  The Department received five bids from suppliers.  The submitted bids were reviewed and analyzed to determine the low bids for the responses meeting the Department’s specifications, all bids met specifications and the low bid was selected.  The actual low bid received was approximately $10,000 lower than the estimate.

Bid Detail:

Vendor	Total Bid
Ed M. Feld Equipment Co. Inc	$20,339
Fischer Safety	$21,788
Reis Environmental	$21,900
MES	$21,990
Orr Safety	$25,243

Bid Funding:

The bid award will be funded from the 2009 Fire Medical Operating Budget 2200-562-60-08.

Action Request: 

Fire Medical Department staff requests approval from the City Commission to authorize the City Manager to award Ed M. Feld Equipment Co., Inc a total of $20,339 for the purchase of SCBA cylinders.