ORIGIN OF MANUFACTURER
Any manufacturer submitting a proposal or bid to these specifications shall meet the following
conditions:
1. The manufacturer of the apparatus herein specified shall be wholly owned (100%) and managed
by a company, corporation and/or parent company that is wholly based and permanently resides in
the United States of America.
2. Any proposal, bid or response to these specifications by any foreign based, owned or managed
(in part or in whole) company, corporation and/or parent company, shall be cause for immediate
rejection.
3. Any proposal, bid or response to these specifications by any company, corporation and/or parent
company, that is owned, operated, managed or held in contract, in part or wholly by a foreign
interest partnership or other agreement, shall be cause for immediate rejection.
There shall be no exception to these requirements.
NFPA 1901-2009
The National Fire Protection Association "Standard for Automotive Fire Apparatus, 2009 Edition,
is hereby adopted and made a part of these specifications, the same as if it were written out in full
detail, with the exception of the section dealing with "Equipment Recommended for Various Types
of Apparatus". Bidders shall provide the equipment specifically requested herein and the buyer
shall supply the rest before the apparatus is put into service.
CUSTOM CHASSIS - SINGLE SOURCE MANUFACTURER
The chassis shall be designed and manufactured by the apparatus builder in the manufacturer's
facility. The manufacturer shall demonstrate evidence of manufacturing similar custom vehicles
for at least thirty-five (35) years.
Bids shall only be accepted from a single source apparatus manufacturer. The definition of single
source shall be "a manufacturer that designs and manufactures their products using an integrated
approach, including the cab and chassis, and apparatus body being fabricated and assembled on the
bidder's premises". The warranties relative to the chassis and body design (excluding component
warranties such as engine, transmission, axles, pump, etc.) must be from a single source
manufacturer and not split between manufacturers (i.e. body and chassis). The bidder shall provide
evidence that they comply with this requirement. No exceptions will be permitted to this section of
the document.
The apparatus shall be designed and manufactured for heavy duty fire service with adequate
strength and capacity for all components as detailed within these specifications.
CHASSIS FRAME
The frame shall be designed to industry standards. The manufacturer shall provide a life time
frame side rail warranty to the original Town of the chassis.
The frame side rails shall be 110,000 psi minimum yield
To insure the maximum clamp load for the fastener prevailing torque the cross members shall be
bolted in place using grade 8 bolts, hardened washers, and grade C distorted thread locknuts.
Flanged head fasteners shall not be acceptable. The top of the frame rails shall be free of bolt
heads.
