REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
June 11, 2024
FROM
MARK MCCULLOUGH, Director, Fleet Management Department
SUBJECT
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Purchase Orders with Kalmikov Enterprises, Inc. dba Fire Apparatus Solutions for
Vehicle and Equipment Parts
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue purchase orders with Kalmikov Enterprises, Inc. dba Fire Apparatus Solution in the aggregate not to exceed amount of $2,500,000 over a five-year period from June 11, 2024, through June 10, 2029.
(Presenter: Mark McCullough, Director, 387-7870)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Improve County Government Operations.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Fleet Management Department (Fleet) is an internal service fund, and its operational costs are financed through the Board of Supervisors (Board) approved rates charged to customers. In Fiscal Year 2023-24, Fleet's total purchases of parts and apparatus repairs from Fire Apparatus Solutions are anticipated at $345,000 from September 2023 to the present date. Sufficient appropriation has been included in Fleet's 2024-25 Recommended Budget (791 4064) and will be included in future recommended budgets.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Fleet provides vehicle and equipment replacement parts for the majority of the County's fleet of
vehicles and heavy equipment, including safety vehicles for the San Bernardino County Fire Protection District (Fire). Fire Apparatus Solutions, formerly Kalmikov Enterprises is the sole manufacturer of custom fire apparatus and the vendor authorized to provide replacement parts and apparatus repairs in Southern California.
On September 13, 2022 (Item No. 33), the Board delegated authority to the Purchasing Agent to
issue purchase orders for an ann...
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