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To: Mayor and City Council
Justin Miller, City Administrator
From: Mike Meyer, Fire Chief
Copy: Todd Sellner, District Chief of Equipment
Date: March 20, 2015
Subject: Purchase of 2 replacement engines in 2015/16
The fire department is due to replace Engine 2 (8282) in 2015; we have formed a truck committee and
tasked them with examining what the future front line engine of the Lakeville Fire Department will be.
One question that has been raised is the projected replacement of Engine 1 (8184) in 2016 and can we
order both replacement engines together. The potential benefits are listed here:
1. Cost savings with engineering design fees for two engines versus one.
a. Savings estimate - $30,000
2. Engines will create commonality in;
a. Maintenance needs – Fleet Services can stock a uniform set of parts (if needed), the
manufacturer we are looking at is local in Minnesota so the parts are readily available.
b. Operations for firefighters – The trucks would be consistent in features which may
reduce training hours between stations. Also, it will allow the temporary moving of
trucks between stations during maintenance down time.
3. Engines would be delivered at the same time.
4. Because the replacement, engines will have dual capacity as Rescue / Pumpers they replace
three existing vehicles;
a. Engine 2 (8282)
b. Engine 1 (8184)
c. Rescue 3 (8391)
Issues:
1. Current CIP Budget is only for 2015, would need approval to purchase Engine 1 replacement
which is due in 2016.
2. Financing of both engines together, timeline for purchase;
a. First payment is due six-seven months after the contract is signed, estimate $250,000
per chassis ($500,000), fall of 2015.
b. Final Payment is at delivery – estimate $285,000 per chassis ($570,000), early 2016.
3. We received the pricing through HGAC, whom we have used to purchase Ladder 4.
a. The HGAC price returned was estimated at $550,500 per truck, budgeted is $535,000.
b. We are currently working on a trade in value for the current Engine 1 & 2 which may
reduce the overall pricing?
4. Consideration for the $15,000 price increase;
a. We have added a system called Green Star IRT (Idle Reduction Technology) to the new
Ladder 4 and to both of these proposed engines. The estimated cost of Green Star for
each truck is $14,000. The benefit with Green Star is the reduction in idle time of the
main engine.
I. By transferring the idle from the main engine to the generator we can
reduce the amount of diesel fuel used annually by 25%.
II. Each truck has a diesel particulate filter that will need to be replaced 5 to 7
years without this system. The cost per filter with labor is $10,000 -
$20,000.
III. The Green Star generator uses 1 quart of fuel to every 1 gallon the engine
uses.