July 23, 2014 at 2:10 p.m.
City buys truck (12/08/06)
Portland Board of Works
By By JACK RONALD-
The Portland Fire Department is getting a new mini-pump rescue truck, and the city will be saving roughly $50,000 by buying a demo unit rather than a brand-new truck.
Board of works members opened bids for the truck Thursday afternoon and promptly agreed to purchase the $103,100 unit from LifeStar Rescue of Van Wert, Ohio.
"This is a replacement of our 1983 rescue truck," said fire chief Mike Thomas. "This is the most-used truck in the department."
Demo models of comparable trucks rarely come on the market, and a new model would cost between $150,000 and $160,000.
The 2004 model has 17,000 miles on it and comes with a 15-year structural warranty, a one-year warranty on the conversion, a five-year electrical warrranty, and a four-year paint warranty.
"It looks like a pretty good opportunity for the city," Mayor Bruce Hosier said.
The bid from LifeStar Rescue was the only one received.
In a step related to an upgrade of the lift station along Industrial Park Drive, the board authorized ordering pump units for the project at a cost of $75,435.
Engineer Cecil Whitaker of The Schneider Corporation suggested the move because of the production time involved. He estimated a four-month lead time was necessary to have the pumps ready when they'll be needed.
The city will purchase the pumps with wastewater treatment department funds, which will be reimbursed after the Redevelopment Commission issues TIF-district bonds for the project.
"You're buying them now, and Redevelopment is paying you back," said Whitaker.
"We've worked with your local people to get the right capacity for you," said Whitaker. "You've got to size it for the future and we've done that here."
In other business, the board:
•Agreed to a change in the contract with Bonar Engineering on the Boundary Pike/Wayne Street project to cover the cost of engineering a drive approach at Community and Family Services on South Wayne Street.
The additional engineering work will cost $9,600.
•Approved a $6,000 contract renewal with SES of Indianapolis to provide OSHA-required safety training for the water, street, and wastewater departments. The cost for 2007 will be the same as 2006.
•Opened and accepted annual bids on gasoline and petroleum services from G&G Oil of Muncie, Village Pantry of Indianapolis, and Ag-Best Co-op of Muncie.
•Opened and accepted annual bids on street and alley supplies and services from Stone Co. of Bryant, Berne Ready-Mix, and LICA Construction/Meshberger Brothers Stone Corp. of Portland.[[In-content Ad]]
Board of works members opened bids for the truck Thursday afternoon and promptly agreed to purchase the $103,100 unit from LifeStar Rescue of Van Wert, Ohio.
"This is a replacement of our 1983 rescue truck," said fire chief Mike Thomas. "This is the most-used truck in the department."
Demo models of comparable trucks rarely come on the market, and a new model would cost between $150,000 and $160,000.
The 2004 model has 17,000 miles on it and comes with a 15-year structural warranty, a one-year warranty on the conversion, a five-year electrical warrranty, and a four-year paint warranty.
"It looks like a pretty good opportunity for the city," Mayor Bruce Hosier said.
The bid from LifeStar Rescue was the only one received.
In a step related to an upgrade of the lift station along Industrial Park Drive, the board authorized ordering pump units for the project at a cost of $75,435.
Engineer Cecil Whitaker of The Schneider Corporation suggested the move because of the production time involved. He estimated a four-month lead time was necessary to have the pumps ready when they'll be needed.
The city will purchase the pumps with wastewater treatment department funds, which will be reimbursed after the Redevelopment Commission issues TIF-district bonds for the project.
"You're buying them now, and Redevelopment is paying you back," said Whitaker.
"We've worked with your local people to get the right capacity for you," said Whitaker. "You've got to size it for the future and we've done that here."
In other business, the board:
•Agreed to a change in the contract with Bonar Engineering on the Boundary Pike/Wayne Street project to cover the cost of engineering a drive approach at Community and Family Services on South Wayne Street.
The additional engineering work will cost $9,600.
•Approved a $6,000 contract renewal with SES of Indianapolis to provide OSHA-required safety training for the water, street, and wastewater departments. The cost for 2007 will be the same as 2006.
•Opened and accepted annual bids on gasoline and petroleum services from G&G Oil of Muncie, Village Pantry of Indianapolis, and Ag-Best Co-op of Muncie.
•Opened and accepted annual bids on street and alley supplies and services from Stone Co. of Bryant, Berne Ready-Mix, and LICA Construction/Meshberger Brothers Stone Corp. of Portland.[[In-content Ad]]
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