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TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
REPORT File #
Res.
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MEETING: GENERAL PURPOSE AND ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
DATE: July 6, 1987
REPORT #: . TR-132-87 FILE #:
aRJECT: TENDER NO. T87-20, TRIPLE COMBINATION 1050 I.G.P.M.
FIRE DEPARTMENT PUMPER
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration
Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. That this report be received; and
2. That Superior Emergency Equipment Limited, Red Deer, Alberta, with a
total bid in the amount of $169,500.00, being the lowest responsible
bidder meeting all terms, conditions and specifications of Tender No.
T87-20, be awarded the contract for the supply and delivery of a 1987
Triple Combination 1050 I.G.P.M. Pumper, as required by the Fire
Department; and
3. That funds in the amount of $150,000.00, be drawn from the approved
1987 Fire Department Capital Budget; and
4. That the additional funds required in the amount of $19,500.00 be
drawn from the Fire Department Reserve Account.
BACKGROUND AND COMMENT:
A tender was publicly advertised and invited for the supply and delivery of a
1987 Triple Combination 1050 I.G.P.M. Pumper, as required by the Fire
Department.
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TR-52-87
TENDER 0D. T87-20, TRIPLE COMBINATION 1050 I.G.P.M. FIRE DEPARTMENT PUMPER
Tenders were received and tabulated as follows:
Bidder Did Amount Delivery
Superior Emergency Equipment Limited ¢169,500.00 100 days
Red Deer, Alberta
Dependable Emergency Vehicles $159,787.00 250 days
Brampton, Ontario
Bob Fire Engines & Equipment Ltd. $178,473.00 240 days
Abbotsford, British Columbia
Almnote Fire Trucks Ltd. ¢186,931.41 210 days
&lmoote, Ontario
The low bidder, Superior Emergency Equipment supplied the Triple Combination
Pumper ordered by the Town of Newcastle in 1985, and it has proven to be a
reliable vehicle of exceptional quality and workmanship.
As the total funds required in the amount of $169'500.00 is $19,500.00 over the
amount approved in the 1987 Fire Department Capital Budget, it is recommended
that the additional funds be drawn from the Fire Department Reserve Account.
After further review and analysis of the bids by the Fire Department and
Purchasing, it was mutually agreed that the low bidder, Superior Emergency
Equipment Limited' Bed Deerr, Alberta, be zencmuneudm] for the contract award for
the supply and delivery of one (I) only I987 Triple Combination 1050 I.G.P.M.
Pumper, as required by the Town of Newcastle Fire Department.
Respectfully submitted, Recommended for presentation
to the Committee,
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i/J.R. Blanchard, Lawrence [�Otseff'
Treasurer. Chief eu�z\ zaczve uzzzoer.
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Fire Chief.
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF NEWCASTLE
REQUEST FOR CAPITAL PROJECT APPROVAL
PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND LOCATION
Triple Combination 1050 I.G.P.M. Fire Department Pumper
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT ESTIMATED STARTING DATE ESTIMATED COMPLETION DATE
DEPARTMENT HEAD REPORT
The tender is over budget by $19,500. I recommend that the additional
funds be drawn from the Fire Department Equipment Reserve Account making
a total amount charged to the Reserve Account of $119,500.00
APPROVED BUDGET ESIMATE $ 150,000 PRESENT ESTIMATE $ 169,500
DEPARTMENT APPROVAL-
June 29, 1987
Signatuj e Date
TREASURER'S REPORT
I hereby certify that the financing source proposed in Report TR-52-87
is valid and that funds in the amount of $100,000 will be made available
from the Fire Department Equipment Reserve Account and $50,000 from the
tax levy-as-provided for in the 1987 capital budget. In addition, I
recommend that the overexpenditure of $19,500 be drawn from the Fire
Department Equipment Reserve. The balance in this account as at June 29,
1987 is $211,049.
June 29, 1987
('/Treasurer's Approval, Date