Present, Discuss and Consider a Resolution to Authorize the Purchase of One (1) 2019 Rosenbauer Panther Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Apparatus from Daco Fire Equipment, Under The Town’s Inter-local Agreement with the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative Known as the Houston Galveston Area Council (HGAC) in an Amount Not to Exceed $700,000.

The Houston Galveston Area Council (HGAC) issues request for bids for vehicles every year and receives extremely competitive prices because of the large volume of purchases the council generates. In the past, prices received from HGAC have been up to 25% below the manufacturer’s suggested prices.

The Capital Equipment Replacement Fund did not account for this vehicle's replacement. The plan discussed during the budget process was to lease a new, replacement vehicle. Unfortunately, the lease agreement requires the purchase of the vehicle at the end of the lease. Therefore, it is more cost effective to purchase the vehicle outright.   
 

Pursuant to the City Council’s authorization of an interfund loan in the amount of $700,000 from the Infrastructure Investment Fund to the Airport Fund, staff request the purchase of a 2019 Rosenbauer Panther Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Apparatus that will replace a 2001 Oshkosh T-1500 Aircraft Rescue Firefighting Apparatus that has reached the end of its useful life and will be sent to auction. As with all our fire apparatus, this is a turn-key complete build purchase. When the apparatus is delivered it will be ready to go into service.