*Authorize a purchase order with Hughes Fire Equipment, Inc. for an emergency response apparatus for a total amount not to exceed $1,724,735

The City of Portland ordains: Section 1. The Council finds: Portland Fire & Rescue (PF&R) requires a new Tractor-Drawn Aerial Ladder apparatus to replace existing aging apparatus. The estimated total cost for this purchase is $1,724,735.00. PF&R’s 2022-23 capital budget for apparatus replacement and PF&R’s apparatus replacement reserve provide the funding for this purchase. City of Portland Code 5.33.170 authorizes the City to participate in Interstate Cooperative Procurements for the acquisition of goods or services when source selection methods have been conducted substantially equivalent to those identified by City Code. The Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC) conducted such a solicitation for emergency response apparatus and the resulting contract with Hughes Fire Equipment, Inc. allows such participation by other governmental entities. Portland Fire & Rescue seeks Council’s authorization to purchase one fire apparatus through the HGAC contract for the not-to-exceed amount of $1,724,735.00 by adoption of this ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, the Council directs: The Chief Procurement Officer is authorized to enter into a purchase order with Hughes Fire Equipment, Inc. on behalf of the City for the purposes identified in Section 1. Section 2. The Council declares that an emergency exists because of a 3 percent unit price increase effective October 21, 2022; therefore, this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage by the Council.