John Preston

Assistant Fire Chief

Stephen Krivjanik

Fire Chief

Issue Statement: The Fire Rescue Department has medical equipment that has reached end-of-life service and is budgeted for replacement in the Fiscal Year 2022 budget for replacement. Specifically:

• Power-PRO MTS patient stretchers & related accessories assigned for use in Fire-Rescue vehicles (2 units)
• Stair-PRO Model 6252 patient transport devices for movement of patients up and down stairs & related accessories assigned for use in Fire-Rescue vehicles (4 units)

Recommended Action: Staff recommends the City Commission adopt a resolution approving the purchase of the required replacement medical equipment from Stryker Medical in the amount of $59,113.14.  

The purchase of this equipment is funded from the issuance of the vehicle & equipment loan.

The Fire Department has used the current medical equipment for 10-15 years and it has reached its end-of-life usefulness. This replacement was a planned expense contemplated during budget development and is included in the approved fiscal year 2021-2022 budget. 

The Fire Department determined that Stryker Medical was the sole source for this required medical equipment as it was the only equipment compatible with our existing medical equipment that this equipment interacts with. 

Staff worked with the vendor in order to trade-in our old equipment for a credit. The attached quote also provides for a trade-in credit of our existing medical equipment and provides a discount of $4,000.

As shown in the attached quote from Stryker Medical, the cost of the required replacement Fire Department medical equipment is $59,113.14.   This replacement was contemplated in the budget development process and the funding of this replacement was approved in the FY 2022 Budget.  As noted in the FY 2022 Recommended Budget, the purchase of this equipment is funded from the issuance of a vehicle & equipment loan. The purchase was identified as a Business Plan Initiative supporting the City's Strategic Performance Area for Public Safety. The proposed expenditure is as follows:

Proposed Expenditure

Replacement Fire Department Medical Equipment