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Fire chief asks committee to waive city bid process to buy demo ambulance; request forwarded to full council
Summary
Fire Chief Jeff Low asked the Bangor City Finance Committee to waive the city bid process to buy a demo ambulance available in eight months for roughly $471,000, citing fleet needs and faster delivery; the committee forwarded the waiver request and appropriation to the full council.
Fire Chief Jeff Low told the Bangor City Finance Committee on April 6 that the Fire Department had an opportunity to buy a demonstration ambulance that meets department specifications and would be available in about eight months — substantially sooner than the two- to three-year build time for a new unit. Chief Low asked the committee to waive the city’s formal bid process and forward the purchase to the full council so the department could secure the vehicle.
“We are looking at replacing an ambulance a…
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