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RESOLUTION NO.
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A RESOLUTION of the City Council of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington to authorize the Fire Department to purchase a
Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) through Hughes Fire
Equipment, a sole source provider of Pierce CAFS.
WHEREAS, the Fire Department was awarded a grant from the Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Port Security Grant Program for equipment and
training intended to enhance ability to respond to emergency events in the waterfront
environment; and
WHEREAS, the grant will provide $45,101.99 for retrofitting one of our Pierce
fire engines; and
WHEREAS, Hughes Fire Equipment is the sole source provider of Pierce CAFS
equipment and the sole factory authorized Pierce CAFS equipment installer for Washington
State; and
WHEREAS, it is important to retrofit our Pierce fire engine with a factory
authorized CAFS to ensure compatibility with the existing engine and equipment and
continued coverage of our warranty.
WHEREAS, RCW 39.04.280 provides for an exemption from the competitive
bidding requirements for purchases that are clearly and legitimately limited to a single source
of supply.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port
The City Manager is authorized to approve a purchase order with Hughes Fire
Equipment for $45,101.00 for the retrofit of a fire engine with a CAFS system.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles at a regular meeting of
said Council held on the
ATTEST:
Jai
essa Hurd, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FO
William E. Bloor, City'Attorne
20 thday of November, 2012.
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Cherie Kidd, ayor
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