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Weatherford approves two new brush trucks; council conditions one on 4x4 confirmation
Summary
The City Council approved purchases for a Type 3 brush truck for Station 4 and a Type 6 brush truck for Station 5, including a 10% contingency and long lead-time concerns; one approval was made contingent on verification the chassis is 4x4.
Weatherford City Council on Tuesday approved purchases of two brush firefighting vehicles aimed at replacing aging apparatus and equipping a planned new station, while pressing staff for technical clarifications and cost protections. The council approved purchase of a Type 3 4x4 crew-cab brush truck for Fire Station 4 at a not-to-exceed price of $334,334 and a Type 6 Ford F-550 4x4 brush truck for new Station 5 at a not-to-exceed price of $258,290. The council’s approval of the Station 4 truck included a motion that the purchase be contingent on verification that the buy-board order correctly specifies a 4x4 chassis.
Chief Peacock, Fire Chief, told council the 2007 brush truck being replaced has reached the end of its 20-year useful life and is showing rust…
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