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Dept/ Agency: Administration/Division of Central Purchasing
Action: (X) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Bid Contract(s)
Purpose: Use of National cooperative to purchase fire trucks and ladders and assign right of payment to Tax-Exempt Leasing Corp. and authorization to enter into a Equipment Lease Purchase Agreement.
Entity Name(s)/Address(s):
1) Absolute Fire Protection Co., Inc., 2800 Hamilton Boulevard, South Plainfield, New Jersey 07080; and
2) Tax-Exempt Leasing Corp., Libertyville, Illinois 60048
Contract Amount: Not to exceed $5,621,078.00
Funding Source: 2021 Budget/Department of Public Safety, Division of Fire NW051-G21-F21A0-94510-B2021
Contract Period: To be established for a period not to exceed ten (10) years
Contract Basis: ( ) Bid ( ) State Vendor ( ) Prof. Ser. ( ) EUS
( ) Fair & Open ( ) No Reportable Contributions ( ) RFP ( ) RFQ
( ) Private Sale ( ) Grant ( ) Sub-recipient (X) n/a
Additional Information:
This Resolution authorizes, through the use of Houston-Galveston Cooperative, an award of a contract and to enter into an Equipment Lease Purchase Agreement with a vendor to provide five (5) new E-One pumpers, one (1) new E-One Custom SS Rescue, for the purchase and delivery of one (1) new E-One 110' Ladder, and one (1) new E-One 92' Tower Ladder for a term of ten (10) years.
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WHEREAS, by Resolution 7R1-c dated January 6, 2016, the Municipal Council authorized the City of Newark (the "City") to join the Houston-Galveston Area Council ("H-GAC" or "H-GACBuy"), a national cooperative purchasing organization; and
WHEREAS, the City's membership in H-GAC has been confirmed active; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent, seeks Municipal Council authorization to continue the City's participation as a member of the Houston- Galveston Area Council; and
WHEREAS, the City, in furtherance of its goals to search for low...
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