Ambulances and Fire Apparatus
Suburban Purchasing Cooperative Terminates Ambulance Program
The Suburban Purchasing Cooperative (SPC) Governing Board declined to execute one year contract extensions with Horton Emergency Vehicles, Wheeled Coach Industries and Foster Coach/MedTech ambulance companies for the provision of Type I and Type III ambulances. The current contracts will therefore expire on January 13, 2010.
NWMC/SPC staff will conduct a complete overhaul of the ambulance bid documents with the goal of having a new program rebid and in place by October 2010. In the interim, staff will secure new participants on the Fire Core Cost Containment Committee to replace those who have resigned and/or retired.
Fire Apparatus
Crimson Fire Agreement
The following are the qualified primary and alternate vendors for fire apparatus selected for 2009:
| Fire Apparatus Primary Vendor for Heavy Duty |
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| HME/First Due Fire Apparatus, Inc. |
$380,373.00 |
Matthew Smith 708-267-3278
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| Fire Apparatus Alternate Vendor for Heavy Duty |
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| Crimson / Emergency Management Corporation (EMC) |
$423,585.00 |
Joe Simon at 815-467-8762
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| Fire Apparatus Alternate Vendor for Heavy Duty |
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| Global Emergency Products / Pierce |
$467,800.00 |
| Michael J. Mikoola, Jr. Cell: 630-978-5151 |
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Each ordering fire agency shall be charged an additional SPC administrative fee of $500 for participating council of government members and $1,500 non-members. This fee shall be included in the invoice from the vendor.