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�tt <br />CONSENT AGENDA <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET <br />PURCHASING DIVISION <br />DATE: August 7, 2023 <br />TO: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />THROUGH: John Titkanich, County Administrator <br />Kristin Daniels, Director, Office of Management and Budget <br />FROM: Jennifer Hyde, Purchasing Manager <br />SUBJECT: Authorization to Purchase Replacement Rescue Unit <br />BACKGROUND: <br />On July 11, 2023, the Board waived the requirement for Bids and authorized the <br />purchase of a demo Rescue Unit from South Florida Emergency Vehicles ("SFEV"), with <br />an estimated 16 -month time to delivery. Another demo unit is becoming available from <br />the same vendor. <br />Delivery is anticipated by May of 2024. Eight other units, purchased from vendor ETR <br />under the Florida Sheriffs Association contract are in various stages of production, with <br />unknown delivery estimates. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />The additional demo unit will match our existing unit configuration, and be on a Ford <br />F550 chassis, as are our other units. Ford has developed allocations for municipalities, <br />with our annual allocation for ambulance chassis set at two. This purchase will not <br />count against our allocation. The quoted price for this unit is $413,428• <br />Sutphen Fire Trucks are purchased by the County through SFEV under a Florida <br />Sheriffs Association contract. SFEV does not currently have a contract vehicle to sell <br />ambulances, therefore staff requests the Board waive the requirement for bids to <br />facilitate this purchase. <br />FUNDING• <br />Funding will come from the Public Emergency Medical Transportation ("PEMT") <br />program, through the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration. This program is <br />in place to deflect the low reimbursement levels received by municipalities for the <br />transport of Medicaid patients. <br />Funds are available in the Emergency Services District Fund/Fire Rescue/ <br />Automotive/PEMT Program Purchase Account, number 11412022-066420-20023. <br />202 <br />