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Consider a memorandum/resolution approving the purchase of furniture and equipment for the Killeen Emergency Operations Center, Fire Station #4, Fire Training/Support Facilities and Police Department from multiple vendors, in the amount of $624,581.93.
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DATE: July 1, 2025
TO: Kent Cagle, City Manager
FROM: Jim Kubinski, Fire Chief
SUBJECT: Furniture and Equipment Purchases for Killeen Emergency Operations Center, Fire Station #4, Training & Support Facilities & Police Department
BACKGROUND AND FINDINGS:
The new Fire Department complex, consisting of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Fire Station 4, Training, and Support Services Building, is scheduled for substantial completion on July 27, 2025. Before becoming operational, these facilities will require furniture and equipment to include radio communications, masks for Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA), and structural personal protective equipment (PPE) for new personnel hired to staff Fire Station 4. These items include:
Office furniture from Perry Contract Furniture, radios and accessories from Dailey & Wells Communications, Structural PPE from North American Fire Equipment Company (NAFECO), and SCBA Masks and Decontamination Washer from Municipal Emergency Services (MES).
The Killeen Police Department will also be purchasing an additional 22 handheld radios and associated accessories from Dailey & Wells Communication.
THE ALTERNATIVES CONSIDERED:
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Which alternative is recommended?
N/A
CONFORMITY TO CITY POLICY:
These purchases will be made as follows:
Perry Contract Furniture purchase through The Hon Company OMNIA Contract #R240117.
Dailey & Wells radio purchase through L3 Harris Technologies HGAC Contract #RA05-21.
NAFECO Structural PPE purchase through Lion First Responder PPE Sourcewell Contract #010424-LIO.
MES SCBA Mask and Decontamination Washer purchase through Sourcewell Contract #011824-MES.
Purchases made through a cooperative contract are exempt from ...
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