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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: January 22, 2019 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-m <br /> SUBJECT: Authorization for the County Manager to Execute Contracts for Ambulance <br /> Remounts <br /> DEPARTMENT: Emergency Services <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Alan Dorman, 919-245- 2627 <br /> Travis Myren, 919-245-2308 <br /> PURPOSE: To authorize the County Manager to execute contracts for the purchase and <br /> remounting of ambulances approved during the FY 2018-19 budget process. <br /> BACKGROUND: On April 10, 2018, Asset Management Services presented a budget request <br /> that included remounting two (2) Emergency Services ambulances. A remount makes use of a <br /> truck that already exists. The selected company removes the ambulance box from an <br /> ambulance and puts a new chassis underneath. Reusing some of the key components of the <br /> truck, particularly not having to manufacture a new box, translates into savings. The remount <br /> process provides the opportunity to refurbish and update select pieces of the truck. <br /> The total cost for the two (2) remounts is $346,040, excluding accessories (radios, stretcher, <br /> etc.). <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funding to cover the $346,040 cost for the two (2) remounts was <br /> approved in the FY 2018-19 budget. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is applicable to <br /> this item: <br /> • GOAL: ENSURE ECONOMIC SELF-SUFFICIENCY <br /> The creation and preservation of infrastructure, policies, programs and funding necessary <br /> for residents to provide shelter, food, clothing and medical care for themselves and their <br /> dependents. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board authorize the Manager to <br /> execute agreements for the ambulance remounts and any amendments to those contracts <br /> following review and approval by the County Attorney. <br />