Friday, April 12, 2024

City of Prince Rupert goes shopping for a new Fire Command vehicle

The City of Prince Rupert is doing some tire kicking on behalf of the Prince Rupert Fire/Rescue Department, that through their latest call for Bids through the BC Bid program, this one for a new Command Vehicle for the Fire Hall at 1st Avenue West.

The call for bids was listed as of yesterday on the provincial site, with a closing date of April 25th.


The City has a large volume of specs in mind for their new vehicle, which they would prefer to be less than a year old


The full list of what the PRFD is looking for when it comes to the new vehicle can be reviewed from the BC Bid website.

The timeline for the purchase would see the city acquire the new vehicle no later than the end of this month with it to go into service by the end of May.

The replacement of the Command Vehicle was noted as part of last fall's Budget work by City Council. The cost of the purchase to come out of Civic Reserves.

More notes on past City of Prince Rupert Bids can be explored from our archive page.

A look at the wok of Emergency Responders across the Northwest is available through our archive here.

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