SUBJECT: Approval of a Contract to Purchase a Type 6 Fire Engine and Accessories from Golden State Fire Apparatus in the Amount of $388,443.98 Plus 10% Contingency Utilizing a Government Procurement Program REPORT IN BRIEF Approval to waive the competitive bidding requirements based on standardization and cooperative purchasing, approval to purchase a Type 6 Fire Engine and Accessories from Golden State Fire Apparatus in the amount of $388,443.98 plus 10% contingency utilizing a competitively bid contract through the Houston-Galveston Area Council procurement program. RECOMMENDATION City Council - Adopt a motion: A. Approving to waive the City’s competitive bidding requirement as permitted by Merced Municipal Code Section 3.04.210 based on standardization and authorizing the purchase to be made with a cooperative purchasing agreement through the Houston-Galveston Area Council competitively bid for a Type 6 engine and accessories: and, B. Approving the purchase of Type 6 Fire Engine from Golden State Fire Apparatus in an amount not to exceed $388,443.98, plus 10% contingency: and, C. Authorizing the City Manager to execute any necessary documents for the purchase specified above; and, D. Authorizing the Purchasing Supervisor to issue the Purchase Order.

What this record is

Held by

Golden State Fire Apparatus 4 records across this site

Amount

$388K

Runs until

Not stated in the agenda text — the term is normally in the signed agreement, attached to the original item ↗

Type

purchase

Field

Vehicles & equipment

Compared to

$575K – $1.44M the middle half of 4 other Golden State Fire Apparatus contracts; median $1.44M

vehicles & equipment contracts in CA that end within a year →
Governments publish the end date in the award. That date is when the work goes back out to bid, and it is usually stated years ahead.

Read automatically from the title of the official record. The source document below is authoritative.

Golden State Fire Apparatus also holds

Authorize the City Manager to execute two contracts with Golden State Fire Apparatus for the purchase of an Impel 1500 GPM PUC Pumper Fire Engine for … $2.32M Hanford, CA Adopt a resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a purchase agreement for one Pierce Enforcer 1500 GPM Type I Pumper Fire Engine from Gol… $1.44M Pleasanton, CA Approve the Purchase of a Pierce-International 2100 Gallon Water Tender from Golden State Fire Apparatus for the amount of $574,948.03, and Approval o… $575K Ukiah, CA

Committee

City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority

Introduced

April 22, 2026

On agenda

June 1, 2026

Passed

June 1, 2026

Where it was heard

City Council/Public Finance and Economic Development Authority/Parking Authority Jun 1, 2026 approved Pass

Watch what Merced buys

This is one award. Merced signs them continuously, and each one names a company and a date it runs out. Say what you sell and we will email you when the next one matches.

Watch this

Free for 14 days, no card — and nothing charges itself: at day 14 the emails simply stop unless you choose to subscribe ($19 a month). One email when something matches, and nothing else. Unsubscribe from any of them. Searching stays free — it is public record.