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Ishpeming council authorizes fire-truck RFP, hires UPEA for BrassWire solar oversight and approves SRF pay requests

Ishpeming City Council · November 20, 2025
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Summary

Council authorized an RFP for one new fire truck to be manufactured in Michigan, approved contracting with UPEA to oversee a solar array at BrassWire Campground pending legal review, and adopted two SRF reimbursement resolutions to pay contractor invoices.

Ishpeming — At its Nov. 4 meeting the Ishpeming City Council authorized several procurement and contract actions, including issuing an RFP for a new fire truck, approving professional services for a campground solar project and adopting two state-revolving-fund reimbursement resolutions.

Randy, who introduced the fire-truck RFP, said the purchase would be funded by a state program that requires the vehicle be manufactured and assembled in Michigan, and staff asked the council to authorize the issuance of the RFP with an aggressive turnaround seek of about 60 days.

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