HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-048-04/06/2004-APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF TWENTY-EIGHT ISI VIKING ST SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) UNITS RESOLUTION 2004-048
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF TWENTY-EIGHT
ISI VIKING ST SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS (SCBA) UNITS
AS AN EXCEPTION TO THE COMPETITIVE PROCESS
WHEREAS, Fort Collins Police Services wishes to purchase self-contained breathing
equipment that will allow officers to function during a chemical or biological emergency; and
WHEREAS, a Federal Homeland Security grant has been received covering the entire cost
of the purchase; and
WHEREAS,Fort Collins Police Services has conducted an extensive three-month evaluation
process testing Law Enforcement-specific models from the top three SCBA manufacturers side-by-
side; and
WHEREAS,the Purchasing Agent has determined that the purchase of the ISI Viking SCBA
units as an exception to competitive processes is in the best interests of the City, due to the results
of that three-month evaluation process, which found:
• Viking was designed for SWAT teams in Arizona in response to deficiencies
found in Scott equipment(which is primarily designed for firefighters)when
used in armed Law Enforcement scenarios.
• Viking has a built-in microphone in the face piece, which doubles as a voice
amplifier. The voice amplifier speaker is also built into the system at the
factory.
• The regulator on the Viking is built into the facepiece. This allows the
operator to breathe the ambient air supply through the facepiece, and switch
to the self-contained air supply at the touch of a button.
• Viking air bottles are interchangeable with the Scott air bottles; which is
important since Scott is the standard for the Northern Colorado Fire
Consortium,which includes Poudre Fire Authority.Only the Viking unit fits
under bombsuit helmets;
• Viking is the only unit with the digital pressure-indicator built into the
harness, and a second colored LED light indicator visible inside the
facepiece; and
WHEREAS, funds have been budgeted and approved in the Patrol budget for 2004; and
WHEREAS, Section 8-161(d)(1)(b) of the Code of the City of Fort Collins authorizes the
Purchasing Agent to negotiate the purchase of supplies and services without utilizing a competitive
bidding process where the Purchasing Agent determines that although there exists more than one(1)
responsible source, a competitive process cannot reasonably be used or, if used, will result in a
substantially higher cost to the city, will otherwise injure the city's financial interests or will
substantially impede the city's administrative functions or the delivery of services to the public; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent has determined that in this case utilizing a competitive
process would impede the delivery of services to the public; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent has submitted the requisite justification to the City
Manager for approval; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has reviewed and concurred in that determination for this
acquisition; and
WHEREAS, Section 8-161(d)(3) of the City Code requires approval of this purchasing
method by the City Council for items costing more than One Hundred Thousand Dollars($100,000)
prior to acquisition.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS that the purchase of twenty-eight(28)ISI Viking ST Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus
(SCBA) units and optional accessories in the amount of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE
THOUSAND,FIVE HUNDRED FOURTEEN DOLLARS AND FIFTY CENTS ($159,514.50),as
an exception to the City's competitive Purchasing requirements, is hereby approved.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held this 6th day of April,A.D.
2004.
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City Clerk