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Board approves 107-foot ladder truck purchase with prepayment discount, contingent on performance bond

Board of Awards · September 10, 2025
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Danbury City’s Board of Awards approved the purchase of a 107-foot Pierce aerial ladder truck from Firematic Supply at an adjusted price of $1,846,075 after a $51,281 prepayment discount; the approval is contingent on receipt of the required performance bond and performance fund.

Chip Volpe, purchasing agent for Danbury City, said the board approved finalizing the purchase of a 107-foot Pierce aerial ladder truck from Firematic Supply under the HGAC/Pierce government contract.

Volpe told the board the original award was $1,897,356 and that Firematic had offered a $51,281 prepayment discount if the city…

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