HomeMy WebLinkAbout29589 / 78-22JULY 6, 1978
# 2 2 RESOLUTION
PJRPOSE: BID FOR FzRE Z�.EI2IAL I.��DD� '?'�LICK BODY, AEF2IAL LADDER,
CONIPAR�IY�V'TS AND ACC�SORIF'�S
INITIATED BY: FIRE DEPAR'�
�3HERF�.S, the City of Oshkosh has h�xetofore advertised for bids for c�e
fire a�rial ladder txuck body, aerial ladder, compartm�nts and accessories, and
Wf �RF�.S , upon the openi.ng and tabulati.on of bids , it appeaxs that the
fo�.loGain� is th? sole bid:
p,NiERIC.�N La F'RA_NCE $89,159. 00
1C0 E. La France Street
E.imira, NY 14902
NpF3, TFi�;RE�'ORE, BE IT RESGLUID by the C��n Council af the City of Oshlcosh
th�� the said bid is hereby accepted and the pra�Yr City officials are hereby
authoriz�d and directed to en�er into an appropri.ate agree�.nt for the purpose
af sc,�, ��11 according to plans, specifications, and bid on file. Maney far this
pu�se is hereby app�opriafi�d frc�n Account 364-998.
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June 30, 1978
Mr. William Frueh
City Manager
City of Oshkosh
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Dear Mr. Frueh,
The recent bid for an aerial truck resulted in only one bid
submitted by the American La France Corporation.
The reason for this can be explained by the following comments:
1. Specifications called for an all steel, electrically
welded, American manufactured aerial ladder. This fact
eliminated a major company that provides mly an aluminum
ladder of ri:veted construction. I feel that the ladder
made of aluminum does not provide the safety, longevity
or stability of that of an all steel aerial ladder.
Recently my opinion was confirmed by the collapse of an
aluminum ladder in the City of Milwaukee.
2. Another major company eliminated themselves by not having
the capability to build on an Oshkosh Motor Truck chassis.
3. A third company was eliminated because the ladder that
they provide is a very heavy expensive ladder that could
not 6e mounted on the chassis the city has already pur—
chased. The chassis is not of the appropriate axle size
that would be required to support the weight of the aerial.
I wish to request that the City of Oshkosh accept the bid of the
American La France Corporation and enter into a contract with them
for construction of the apparatus. The bid is for the same type
of an aerial that it will replace and this apparatus has given the
city 30 years of ser vice. The bid from American La France is also
within the budgeted amount for purchase of an aerial ladder truck.
Yours for a better fire service,
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Fire Chief
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