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Washington council approves order for two fire pumpers, staff outlines lease option to lock price
Summary
The Washington City Council on Oct. 20 approved accepting a proposal from McQueen Emergency Group to buy two Pierce fire pumpers and discussed a lease-purchase option intended to capture a vendor prepayment discount and mitigate long lead times and rising prices.
The Washington City Council on Monday approved an ordinance accepting a proposal from McQueen Equipment LLC, d/b/a McQueen Emergency Group, to purchase two Pierce fire pumpers and discussed a lease-purchase financing plan intended to lock in current pricing and secure production slots.
City presenters told council members the department's frontline trucks are aging, manufacturer lead times for custom pumpers have stretched to about 30–36 months, and parts shortages have left some apparatus sidelined for months. “When you start looking at cost these trucks over a million dollars a piece, we're getting into $1,718,000 dollars on a quarter percent,” a staff member said, citing recent vendor pricing and upcoming vendor increases. The council heard that a lease-purchase with PNC Bank — the lender used by the…
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