Item - 2024.GG13.7

The General Government Committee:  

1. Authorized the Fire Chief and General Manager, Toronto Fire Services to negotiate and execute a non-competitive contract with Dependable Emergency Vehicles, a division of Dependable Truck and Tank Ltd., for the supply of 13 Rescue / Pumper trucks custom built on Spartan Chassis with Cummins L9 engines, for the total amount of $17,618,040 including all applicable taxes and charges ($15,865,591 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries), on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Chief Procurement Officer, in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

The purpose of this report is to request General Government Committee authority to negotiate and enter into a non-competitive contract with Dependable Emergency Vehicles, a division of Dependable Truck and Tank Ltd., for the supply and delivery of 13 Rescue / Pumper trucks custom built on Spartan Chassis with Cummins brand L9 engines. The contract will be for a total amount of $15,591,186 net of all applicable taxes and charges, ($15,865,591 net of Harmonized Sales Tax Recoveries).

The production of the Cummins engine, model L9, which Toronto Fire Services currently uses in Pumper / Rescue apparatus, is being discontinued by the end of 2025 and suppliers are already seeing a decline in the availability of this engine as heavy truck manufacturers across North America are buying up large blocks in expectation of the discontinuation. Toronto Fire Services is requesting a non-competitive contract of fire apparatus using the remaining supply of Cummins L9 engines which Dependable Emergency Vehicles, a division of Dependable Truck and Tank Ltd.'s supplier still has available for the next few months, this will prevent delays in Toronto Fire Services' life cycle management program to ensure operational vehicles.