ACAN - Purchase of One (1) Only New 2024 Fire Pumper Truck

THE ACAN DETAILS SPECIFIED BELOW HAVE BEEN PROVIDED FOR GENERAL INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY, AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS REPRESENTING ALL TERMS & CONDITIONS, SPECIFICATIONS, AND REQUIREMENTS OF QUOTATION #QP23-088.

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THIS ACAN DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE IN ELECTRONIC FORMAT. An official copy of the complete ACAN document is available for download under "Attachments Exist". You must register as an "Interested Vendor" to download the electronic file.

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ADVANCE CONTRACT AWARD NOTICE (ACAN):

An ACAN is a public notice indicating to the Supplier community that the City of Moncton intends to award a contract for goods, services or construction to a pre-identified Supplier. However, before awarding a contract, the City wishes to provide other Suppliers with the opportunity to demonstrate that they are capable of satisfying the requirements set out in this Notice, by submitting a statement of capabilities during a fifteen (15) calendar day posting period.

If other potential Suppliers submit statements of capabilities during the fifteen (15) calendar day posting period that meet the requirements set out in the ACAN, the City of Moncton will proceed with a competitive bidding process amongst those Suppliers having responded to the ACAN who have clearly demonstrated that they are capable of satisfying all of the requirements specified in the ACAN notice, in order to award the contract.

ALL QUALIFIED ACAN SUPPLIERS WILL BE PROVIDED WITH DETAILED TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS BY THE CITY OF MONCTON IN ORDER TO PREPARE THEIR BID RESPONSE. THE CONTRACT SHALL BE AWARDED TO THE LOWEST-COST BIDDER HAVING MET OR EXCEEDED ALL TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS.

If no other Supplier submits a statement of capabilities meeting the requirements set out in the ACAN on or before the Closing Date, a contract will be awarded to the pre-selected supplier.



OVERVIEW OF INTENDED PURCHASE/REQUIREMENTS:

The City of Moncton's fire service (operating as the Moncton Fire Department), in collaboration with the City's Fleet Division, is seeking to purchase one (1) only new 2024 model year Fire Pumper Truck.

The Pumper must be custom-built and have a Cummins L9-EPA 2021 with a Hale pump, and Foam Pro foam system.

Due to the extremely long build times with Fire Apparatus manufacturers, the only options available to the MFD is to purchase an existing "off the lot" unit, or a unit which is currently "in production". As the number of available "off the lot" or "in production" units grows shorter and shorter due to on-going market demands, and the increasing downtime of the MFD's existing back-up unit, it is critical that a new Fire Pumper Truck be purchased and put into service as soon as possible.

Over the past several weeks, the Moncton Fire Department has reached out to a number of custom fire truck manufacturers in an effort to determine if a new Fire Pumper Truck could be secured within the marketplace as an "off-the-lot" unit or a unit currently "in production", and determine what timeline could be expected if a unit had to be manufactured, with the objective of having a vehicle in place as soon as possible.

One (1) supplier, 1200 Degrees - Techno Feu has advised that they are able to assemble and deliver a Fire Pumper Truck ON OR BEFORE SEPTEMBER 30, 2023. The Techno Feu unit is currently "in production", and has been identified as meeting the operational, functional and technical requirements of the Moncton Fire Department.

The City of Moncton intends to proceed with the purchase of the fully assembled Fire Pumper Truck from Techno Feu, unless other Suppliers can demonstrate their ability to supply and deliver a Fire Pumper Truck which meets or exceeds the City of Moncton's required delivery date, as well as all operational, functional, and technical requirements, and is within the budget range specified below.

The budgetary allocation for this purchase is within the range of $900,000.00 to $950,000.00, including all taxes, freight charges, delivery charges, licensing fees, tire levies, etc.

Please refer to the ACAN document provided herein which outlines the minimum technical specifications and requirements for this intended purchase, as well as the minimum Supplier qualifications and requirements.

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