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ORDINANCE NO. 2016-1-8344
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE CHANGE
ORDER NO. 1 WITH BLUEGRASS UNIFORMS, INC., TO UPGRADE SELF-CONTAINED
BREATHING APPARATUS AND TO AUTHORIZE THE FINANCE DIRECTOR TO ISSUE
PAYMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF 11 SELF-CONTAINED BREATHING APPARATUS
UNITS FOR THE PADUCAH FIRE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, the City approved Ordinance No. 2015-6-8258 on June 16, 2015, to
enter into a contract with Bluegrass Uniforms, Inc., for the purchase of self-contained breathing
apparatus (SCBA) at the unit price of $7,150, for use by the Paducah Fire Department; and
WHEREAS, Change Order No. 1 is required in order to upgrade the voice
amplifier to be able to integrate with handheld radios via Bluetooth technology and to also
activate the Pack tracker systems for the SCBA's to provide an extra layer of safety for
firefighters at a rate of $355 per unit, therefore increasing the total unit price to $7,505; and
WHEREAS, the Fire Department wishes to purchase 11 self-contained breathing
apparatus units.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY:
SECTION 1. The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute Change Order No. 1
with Bluegrass Uniforms, Inc., to accept the unit price increase of $355 for the self-contained
breathing apparatus units to be used by the Paducah Fire Department.
SECTION 2. The Finance Director is hereby authorized to issue payment in the
amount of $82,555 to purchase 11 of the self-contained breathing apparatus units. The
expenditure shall be charged to the Fire Equipment account, account numbers 040-1802-522-
2307 and 001-1802-522-4013.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will become
effective upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424.
Mayor
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Tammara S. Sanderson, City Clerk
Introduced by the Board of Commissioners January 12, 2016
Adopted by the Board of Commissioners January 19, 2016
Recorded by Tammara S. Sanderson, January 19, 2016
Published by The Paducah Sun, January 21, 2016
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