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Council reviews fire-truck bids and asks law director to review use of cooperative purchasing
Summary
Councilmembers reviewed four quotes for a replacement ladder truck (prices ranged roughly $813,000–$1.1 million), debated whether cooperative-purchase contracts satisfy local competitive-bidding rules, and asked the law director to advise; no final purchase was approved.
Mentor-on-the-Lake council reviewed competing quotes for a replacement ladder truck and asked the law director to advise whether using cooperative-purchasing contracts satisfies the city's local competitive-bidding ordinance.
Fire Chief Pacheco and administrative staff presented four state-contract quotes: a Pierce model just over $1.1 million, a Sutphen (about $920,000), a Spartan base price (about $813,422 before customization) and a Fouts Brothers vehicle…
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