Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 04-18-2017
To: Mayor and City Council
From: Fire Department
Title:
title
Award of the most advantageous bid to Northern Safety for the purchase of coats, pants, gloves, and boots, Casco Industries, Inc. for the purchase of helmet's and NAFECO for the purchase of flashover hoods, for a total of 19 complete sets of Structural Firefighting Protective Clothing (Bunker Gear), at a cost of $66,196.00
End
Background:
The Fire Department budgeted $68,000 in the Fiscal Year 2017 Sales Tax Capital Improvement budget, for the purpose of purchasing new sets of structural firefighting gear. The sealed bids were opened on March 22, 2017. All four vendors submitted their sample sets of gear, within 10 days of the bid opening, for inspection by fire department personnel. Northern Safety's sample gear met or exceeded bid specifications and were superior to other brands for pant, coat, gloves, boots, including the custom boot cut, custom sizing increments to the 1/2 inch, 5-year warranty on Velcro, dead air panels within the thermal liner, interchangeable knee pads, double protected pockets and service center for warranty and repair work within the state of Oklahoma. Casco's sample helmet met or exceeded bid specifications along with recessed face shield matching existing helmets of the Broken Arrow Fire Department. NAEFCO's sample flashover hood met or exceeded bid specifications. After careful review of each bid received, the fire department recommends Northern Safety's coat, pant, glove, and boot, Casco's helmet, and NAFECO's flashover hood as the most advantageous bids for the City.
Cost: $66,196.00
Prepared By: James Suddath, Deputy Fire Chief
Reviewed By: Fire Department
Lee Zirk
Finance Department
Legal Department
Assistant City Manager - Operations
Approved By: Michael L. Spurge...
Click here for full text