Title
Consider a memorandum/resolution awarding Bid #23-26 KFD Firefighting/Lifesaving Equipment #22.05 to Stryker Sales, LLC, in the amount of $160,108.44.
Summary
DATE: February 21, 2023
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Jim Kubinski, Fire Chief
SUBJECT: Contract Award Bid #23-26 KFD Firefighting/Lifesaving Equipment
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
During the FY2023/Program Year 2022-23 budget process the Killeen Fire Department was allocated $157,972.20 of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) (Ord. 22-055) funds. These funds are designated for the purchase of Firefighting/Lifesaving Equipment to be placed on fire trucks serving the north Killeen low-income areas to increase the immediate response time for the fire department first responders when ambulances are not available. Fire Department and Community Development staff collaborated to provide the specifications for a package to include a LIFEPAK 15 Monitor/Defibrillator, carrying case, cables, blood pressure cuff and cable, batteries, and associated ProCare preventative maintenance, all currently compatible with existing equipment and connections already installed on the ambulance and fire trucks.
The bid was initially advertised in December 2022; no bids were received. The item was re-bid and advertised in the Killeen Daily Herald, City Bids page, OpenGov E-Bidding site, Demand Star, and State Business Daily on January 15 and 22, 2023. Bidders were to provide a bid for each of the following: one (1) compatible device; two (2) or more compatible devices; and then a bid for purchasing three (3) or more compatible devices.
No pre-bid meeting was held for this bid on equipment purchase. No Addenda were issued; bids were due by 3:00 pm, January 26, 2023. The bid opening was held at 3:15 p.m. via Zoom meeting platform by the Purchasing Division; there were three (3) attendees consisting of City Staff from Purchasing and Community Development, and Goodman Maxwell, LLC.
Two (2) bids were submit...
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