Speaker 0: Thank you, Director Bolek. And on behalf of the whole Council, welcome. And toward the end of the meeting, we get a little quick with our fingers. So but thank you very much. Let's go ahead and have item number six.
Speaker 1: Please report from financial management recommendation to award of contract to leader industries for the purchase of for type one ambulances for a total amount not to exceed 1.4 million citywide.
Speaker 0: Thank you as a staff report on this.
Speaker 8: Yes. Dan Bernbach, our manager of our fleet operations.
Speaker 6: Good evening, Vice Mayor Richardson and members of council. The fire department uses rescue ambulances to provide 24 seven emergency medical response around the city. These four rescue ambulances have come due for replacement as they age, considerably causing increased maintenance and operational costs, as well as higher.
Speaker 3: Downtime that has affected department operations.
Speaker 6: The rescues that will be replaced by these new units have seen hard service and have accumulated high mileage. The average age of these vehicles is 14 years, and adequate maintenance support has become increasingly difficult to due to their age. This purchase was competitively bid with extensive outreach to ensure best pricing for the city. That concludes my presentation. I'm available to answer questions.
Speaker 0: Thank you. Is there any public comment on this item? Seeing nonmembers, please cast your vote.
Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. ITB FS16-136 and award a contract to Halcore Group, Inc., dba Leader Industries, of South El Monte, CA, for the purchase of four Type 1 ambulances in a total amount not to exceed $1,411,095, inclusive of taxes and fees.  (Citywide)