E2. Bid Award Letter for 2025 Ford AmbulanceCCCY oY
KALISPELL FIRE DEPARTMENT
Dan Pearce — Fire Chief Po Box 1997
Jessica Kinzer Assistant Chief ��� 312 First Avenue East
Cec Lee — Fire Secretary Kalispell, Montana 59901
Phone: (406) 758-7760
l FAX: (406) 758-7777
REPORT TO: Doug Russell, City Manager
FROM: Daniel Pearce, Fire Chief
SUBJECT: Bid Award for Ambulance
MEETING DATE: January 3, 2023
BACKGROUND:
The Kalispell Fire Department currently has 3 ambulances in its fleet. Medic 621 is a 2006
Ford/Horton Ambulance with high mileage and a lengthy service history. Medic 622 is a 2016
Ford/Osage and Medic 624 is a 2020 Ford/Osage. The 2006 has met its service life expectancy and
with a 2 t/2 year wait for a new ambulance this purchase is necessary to maintain a reliable fleet.
The city advertised for bids for a new Ford F-450 4x4 Super Cab Chassis, Ambulance body brand to
be determined by bid outcome. This was advertised on December 4, and December 11, 2022. Two
bids were received, and the opening of such bids was performed on December 19, 2022
The bid from Apgar/Demers Ambulance with options, less trade in was $283,662.07.
The bid from Sawtooth Emergency Vehicles/Balcer Ambulance Sales with options, less trade in was
$243,930.
RECOMMENDATIONS: Award the bid for (1) New 2025 Ford F-450 4x4 Super Cab and
Ambulance Body to Sawtooth Emergency Vehicles/Balcer Ambulance Sales.
FISCAL EFFECTS: $270,000 was budgeted for a new ambulance and budget was authorized
August 15, 2022, by City Council. This was budgeted for in our Ambulance Capital fund for
FY22/23. This bid is well under the budgeted amount.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested and approved by City Council.
ATTACHMENT: None
"Protecting our conununity with the highest level of professionalism. "