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Cookeville council approves ladder truck purchase and multiple contracts, change orders
Summary
The council approved a $1,999,998 Pierce ladder truck purchase for the Fire Department, a five-year Motorola Smart Connect contract for radios, substation maintenance contracts, and several change orders and addenda for infrastructure projects.
Cookeville, Tenn. — At its July 16 meeting the Cookeville City Council approved a series of equipment purchases, service contracts and construction change orders ranging from public safety apparatus to utility maintenance and roadway repair.
The council authorized the Fire Department to order a Pierce Enforcer 107-foot ladder truck through the HGAC cooperative at a locked price of $1,999,998; Fire Chief Winfrey told council the apparatus is budgeted, will match an existing unit and will replace a 2018 model.
Council also approved a five-year contract with Motorola Solutions for a Smart Connect feature — enabling cellular and Wi-Fi connectivity to the department's Motorola APX Next portable radios — at $12,240 per year; staff noted the contract is budgeted and contains a nonappropriation clause.
Utility and public-works items approved included a not-to-exceed $40,000 work authorization for engineering services with Tom Barnes (substation projects), a $68,650 contract award to Davis H Elliott for West Substation maintenance, and an estimated $76,800 change order to add drilling holes on the Interstate Drive roadway settlement repair project (bringing that contract to $396,000). The council also approved deduct change orders that adjusted final contract amounts for completed waterline and pipe projects.
City staff said the ladder truck price was locked through the end of the month and recommended prompt authorization to avoid price increases; the clerk announced unanimous approval on the items recorded in the consent and new-business sections.
Next steps: Purchase orders and contract documents will be executed as authorized; staff will monitor contract performance and report back to council on capital project progress.
