Council action is requested to issue a purchase order in the amount of $60,481.35 to MacQueen Equipment Inc for (27 sets) for Fire Fighter Personal Protective Gear for the Fire Department.

Council approval to issue a purchase order.

Out of the 150+ personnel in the operations/suppression division the Fire Department budgets to replace up to 20 sets yearly due to age and wear-n-tear from normal use. That represents 7% of the departments total 300 sets currently in-service (2 sets of each member) needing to be replaced yearly. The 27 sets needing to be purchased this year also includes the 10 newly hired firefighters.

The supplier, MacQueen Equipment Inc, was selected because they have a cooperative contract for Personal Protective Gear with the Houston-Galveston Area Cooperative (HGAC).

Per section 8.06.004, Paragraph 4 of the City Code states competitive bidding is not required when purchases are made through a cooperative contract established by a government purchasing entity or cooperative. The cooperative bids used will have been established pursuant to RSMo. 70.220 or generally accepted governmental purchasing practices through the competitive bidding process.

Approval of this item authorizes the Finance Director to issue change orders up to a total of ten (10) percent of the original authorized amount, so long as appropriations are available.

The fiscal impact to the City is $60,481.35. Funding is included in the fiscal year 2021/22 adopted budget, account number E (4671-5313).