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<br />1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date:December 11, 2012 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No.5-j <br />SUBJECT: <br />Purchase of One (1) AmbulancefromExcellance,Incorporated <br />DEPARTMENT:PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)No <br />Emergency Services, <br />Finance and Administrative <br />Services,Asset Management <br />Services(AMS) <br />ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Manufacturer Price QuoteSheetF. R. Montes de Oca, Emergency <br />Ambulance Performance ComparisonServices, 919-245-6100 <br />Darshan Patel,Emergency Services, <br />919-245-6100 <br />Clarence Grier,Finance and <br />Administrative Services, 919-245- <br />2453 <br />Jeff Thompson,AMS, 919-245-2658 <br />PURPOSE: <br />To approve the purchase of one(1) ambulancefromExcellance, Incorporated of <br />Madison, Alabama. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />In 2008, Emergency Services and Asset Management ServicesFleet <br />Management developed a long termsolution to the long list of mechanical and design problems <br />that the older, light-dutyfleet experienced – poor fuel mileage, repeated breakdowns, long <br />repair turn-around times,major system failures and poor reliability. In 2010, the Board <br />approved the purchase of four (4) ambulancesto begin the replacement cycle. In October of <br />2011 the Board approved the purchase of three (3) additional units. <br />Through this request, Emergency Services continues to upgrade its ambulance fleet from eight <br />Ford F-450light-duty units to vehicles that are better suitedto address the needs of the <br />department. Theproposed new ambulance will replace one of the four remaining F-450 units. <br />Changes, such as a larger chassis, dual power climate control systems and the ability to utilize <br />bio-diesel fuel mixtures, are all features that will ensure a safer, more reliable fleet.This <br />request is in conjunction with the recommendation in the recent Comprehensive Assessment of <br />Emergency Medical Services report and was endorsed by the Emergency ServicesWorkgroup. <br />North Carolina General Statute 143-129(e)(3)allows localgovernments to make purchases <br />without aseparate bidding procedurewhen made through a competitive bidding groups’ <br />purchasing program, which is a formally organized program that offers competitively obtained <br />purchasing services at discount prices to two or more public agencies. The Florida Sheriff’s <br /> <br />