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CC - CONSENT ITEM: (1) Approval of an Agreement with South Coast Fire Equipment for the Purchase of Three New Fire Engines for the Culver City Fire Department in an Amount Not-to-Exceed $3,888,628.09; (2) Authorization to the Chief Transportation Officer to Approve Amendment(s) to the Agreement in an Additional Amount Not-to-Exceed $194,500 to Cover Contingency Costs (5%); and (3) FOUR-FIFTHS VOTE REQUIREMENT: Approval of a Related Budget Amendment Appropriating $1,098,128.09 from the Equipment Replacement Fund Balance to CIP #PE004.
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Meeting Date: October 26, 2026
Contact Person/Dept: Kenneth Powell/Fire Department
Allison Cohen/Transportation Department
Phone Number: (310)253-6500
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Attachments: Yes [] No [X]
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (10/22/2026)
Department Approval: Kenneth Powell, Fire Chief (09/29/2026), Nick Zornes, Chief Transportation Officer (09/29/2026)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) approve an agreement with South Coast Fire Equipment for the purchase of three new fire engines for the Culver City Fire Department in an amount not-to-exceed $3,888,628.09; (2) authorize the Chief Transportation Officer to approve amendment(s) to the agreement in an additional amount not-to-exceed $194,500 to cover contingency costs (5% of the base vehicle cost); and (3) approve a budget amendment appropriating $1,098,128.09 from the Equipment Replacement Fund (Fund 307) balance to Capital Improvement Project (CIP) #PE004 (budget amendment requires four-fifths vote).
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION
In Fiscal Year 2025-2026, Fire Apparatus #3741, #3742, and #3743, 2019 Pierce Arrow XT fire engines that had reached the end of their front-line useful lives, were approved by City Council for replacement in the amount of $995,000 each. After developing spe...
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