THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM 0 lj \ C
. MEMORANDUM
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EC 11 1978

TO: Mayor and Council December 8th, 1978

FROM: Building and Protection Committee

Report from the Building and Protection Committee Meeting.

IN ATTENDANCE: Alderman G.R. Laking, Deputy Chairman
W.S. Wingrove, Fire Chief
J.N. Boileau, Deputy Fire Chief

Re: Proposed purchase of 85-foot aerial platform with
1050 IGPM quintuple pumper, booster and hose truck
including specified equipment.

Background:

Before going to tender, two firms who build fire trucks were
approached for an estimated cost of an aerial platform equipped to our
specifications. This was done to try and establish the funds necessary
to prepare a borrowing by-law. These two estimates were approximately
$185,000 and $220,000. The latter being a conventional aerial with a
basket attached which really was not what we required.

The company who estimated $185,000 tendered and their bid was
$246,000. The other company's bid came in at $276,000. This leaves only
one company with a bid near to the sum that was put in the borrowing
by~law.

Anderson's Engineering Ltd. represent Hi~Ranger Snorkel which
is built in Fort Wayne, Indiana and they completed their tender with
three alternate chassis as we requested.

The Hi~Ranger Snorkel was one of the first articulating boom
platform fire vehicles built and is very popular in most larger depart-
ments who, like ourselves, prefer this type of aerial because of safety
to firemen, water lines to basket are all permanently installed, basket
is equipped with oxygen, axes, pipe poles, extra hose and nozzles to
advance lines onto or into a building, flood and spot lights, intercom
system to pump operator and rear control operator, and a very important
safety feature to protect the firemen in basket is spray nozzles under the
basket which can be activated by a foot pedal in case of an unexpected
flare-up while over a burning building.

The chief mechanic for B.C, Hydro, who have eight Hi-Rangers,
was contacted and he spent some time at the No. 1 Firehall going over
the specifications and answering our queries. He praised the Hi-Ranger
and assured us they have had no problems with theirs, the oldest being
ten years old. The chief mechanics of Vancouver and Surrey also spoke
favourably of this unit.

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