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Ambulance district board waives purchasing rules, approves lease-financing for four fire apparatus
Summary
The Ambulance District Board of Governors approved waiving the county purchasing manual to procure four pieces of fire apparatus — two Fouts pumpers and two 3,000-gallon tanker tenders — financed over a three-year lease purchase with aggregate payments the board discussed; county fire chief described procurement delays and transparency measures.
The Ambulance District Board of Governors on Wednesday approved a resolution waiving the county purchasing policy for purchase of four fire apparatus from Monroe County Fire Rescue and authorized related lease-financing and escrow documents.
The board’s resolution (agenda item H-3) covered purchase of two Fouts Fire FB-94 pumpers and two 3,000-gallon water tanker tenders (one Freightliner and one Kenworth), procurement through South Florida Emergency Vehicles LLC per contract PS20225, and execution of a lease-financing proposal prepared with Leasing 2,…
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