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To:	Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Board of Directors
From:	Lewis T. Broschard, III, Chief, Contra Costa Fire Protection District
Date:	April 9, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Purchase Contract for Type 1 Tactical Water Tender

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/09/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, Director
Candace Andersen, Director
Diane Burgis, Director
Karen Mitchoff, Director
Federal D. Glover, Director

Contact:

Aaron McAlister, Assistant Fire Chief 925-941-3300 x1103

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: April 9, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Fire Chief, or designee, to execute a purchase contract with Golden State Fire Apparatus, Inc., in an amount not to exceed $390,000 for the purchase of a Type 1 Tactical Water Tender for fire suppression.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This apparatus will be purchased with State Homeland Security Grant Program (SHSGP) funds. The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) was selected to receive an award in the amount of $375,000. The total project, including a $15,000 contingency is $390,000. If need the $15,000 contingency will come from a District restricted capital fund.

BACKGROUND:

In 2017, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (District) applied to the State Homeland Security Grant Program for the purchase of water tender. This application was approved and the District recently received formal spending authority from the Contra Costa County Sheriff, Office of Emergency Services.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The District has identified a vehicle meeting our specifications and selected a vendor using the Houston Galveston Area Council of Governments (HGAC) Cooperative Purchasing Program. Water tenders are used to supply large volumes of water, typically to areas without fire hydrants. The most common application for this specialty equipment is in rural areas during wildland fire events. Water tenders may also be used to deliver large amounts of water to highways, airports, hazardous materials incidents and industrial fires. The District currently owns one water tender that is in excess of 20 years of age. This older vehicle has exceeded its anticipated life span. In 2018, the District was awarded a separate FEMA Assistance to Firefighters Grant for the purchase a water tender.

This purchase will be the second grant-funded water tender in the fleet. Each water tender will be strategically located to provide ideal coverage. The two units will be identical.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

The Fire District would not be able to take advantage of this funding opportunity and would have to identify another source for funding this project.