POLISCOPE
Back to feed
Part ofPublic Safety →

The civic record

Read. Follow. Verify.
ALACHUA (ALACHUA COUNTY) · LOCALlocal legislationAgenda Ready
Local Impact

Purchase of Two New Fire Engines for County Fire Rescue

Original title: Purchase Order to REV RTC, Inc. d/b/a Hall Mark RTC, in the amount of $1,278,580.96, for the purchase of two (2) 2023 E-One Fire Pumper 4 Door, Typhoon, replacing #3615 and #3617, for Fire Rescue via Public Works, Fleet Management.

Record date · November 8, 2022

Track this bill to get notified when it advances a stage. One tap to stop, anytime.

Public stanceCommunity reactions are separate from the official record and reporting.

What This Bill Does

The Board of County Commissioners is considering a purchase order for two new 2023 E-One fire s at a total cost of $1,278,580.96. These vehicles will replace two existing fire engines currently in the fleet.

Why it matters

The county is spending $1,278,580.96 in public funds to replace two aging fire rescue vehicles with new equipment.

Who It Affects

Groups the bill's text affects, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

Fire Rescue Department

The department will receive two new fire engines to replace older equipment.

Directly affected

REV RTC, Inc. d/b/a Hall Mark RTC

The company is the vendor receiving the contract payment for the supply of the vehicles.

Directly affected

Public Works, Fleet Management

The department is responsible for the procurement and management of the new fleet assets.

Key Facts

  • The total expenditure for the purchase is $1,278,580.96.
  • The purchase consists of two 2023 E-One Fire Pumper 4 Door, Typhoon vehicles.
  • The new vehicles will replace existing units identified as #3615 and #3617.
  • The procurement is managed through Public Works, Fleet Management for the Fire Rescue department.
Show all 7 facts
  • The item is classified as a 'Consent Item' on the Board of County Commissioners agenda.
  • The file number for this transaction is 23-0095.
  • The item was introduced on October 25, 2022.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is being purchased?
The county is purchasing two 2023 E-One Fire 4 Door, Typhoon fire engines.
How much will this cost taxpayers?
The total cost for the two vehicles is $1,278,580.96.
What happens to the old fire engines?
The new vehicles are intended to replace existing units #3615 and #3617.

What else do you want to know?

News Coverage

No news coverage found yet. Articles are indexed twice daily.

Follow the record

Votes, people, money & the original source

Full breakdown

Who this bill affects and the strongest case for and against it, written only from the bill’s own text.

Sources

Open source document

webapi.legistar.com

Analysis Score

0–100
  • Significance40
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy10
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment5
    Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
  • Buzz10
    Current news / social attention level

Publisher tools

Share or embed this record

POLISCOPE publisher tools

Share or embed this record