REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
September 26, 2023
FROM
MARK MCCULLOUGH Director, Fleet Management
SUBJECT
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Contract Purchase Order with Kalmikov Enterprises, Inc. dba Fire Apparatus Solution for Vehicle and Equipment Parts
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue a non-competitive Purchase Order with Kalmikov Enterprises, dba Fire Apparatus Solution, for the provision of vehicle and equipment parts, in the annual amount of $250,000, and an aggregate amount not-to-exceed $1,250,000, for the period of September 26, 2023, through September 25, 2028.
(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 (Fleet) is an internal service fund, and its operational costs are financed through Board of Supervisors (Board) approved rates charged to customers (departments). Kalmikov Enterprises, Inc. dba Fire Apparatus Solution (FAS) was formerly known as KME Fire Apparatus (KME). Fleet's total purchases of parts from FAS has been $194,975 from July 2022 to the present date. However, historically, FAS part expenditures have been approximately $250,000 per year. Sufficient appropriation has been included in Fleet's 2023-24 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, which includes FAS and safety vehicles. This is the only vendor authorized to provide replacement parts for KME vehicles and equipment in Southern California.
On August 19, 2014 (Item No. 27), the Board approved Purchase Order ...
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