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FDNY Awards Large Ambulance Bid

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FDNY has recently awarded a bid for 300 ambulances in the amount of $114,646,958.70 to Wheeled Coach Industries.

This includes standard Type I ambulances and also lists Rescue Medic ambulances, Medium Duty ambulances, and 4x4 ambulances.

Anyone with more details please feel free to post.

SOURCE: http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcas/downloads/pdf/ocp/1300471.pdf

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Any word on the International ambulance's that are on order?

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Almost 3.5 Million dollars for "research and development"? Of what?

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382k per ambo??? On an order of 300?? Are you kidding me? We just spec'd a custom international terrastar for just over 200k. That is an insane amount of money for ambulances. There is nothing that they do that's so special that they need to spend that kind of coin. NYC taxpayers just got hosed if that information is accurate.

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LOOOONNG ago I read that NYC had bizzare specs, like an under-the-hood fire suppresion system and roof hatch that made the cost of production way high. But that was back in the HHC days. Over time, and the switch to FDNY, maybe a NEW batch of odd demands has boosted the cost. Any FDNY EMS guys know the deal?

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382k per ambo??? On an order of 300?? Are you kidding me? We just spec'd a custom international terrastar for just over 200k. That is an insane amount of money for ambulances. There is nothing that they do that's so special that they need to spend that kind of coin. NYC taxpayers just got hosed if that information is accurate.

my guess would be an awesome warranty and a butt load of spare parts would account for much of the difference in price.

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my guess would be an awesome warranty and a butt load of spare parts would account for much of the difference in price.

They do that with the fire apparatus fleet

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382k per ambo??? On an order of 300?? Are you kidding me? We just spec'd a custom international terrastar for just over 200k. That is an insane amount of money for ambulances. There is nothing that they do that's so special that they need to spend that kind of coin. NYC taxpayers just got hosed if that information is accurate.

Price includes many many spare parts from doors to windshields and trans axels. It also includes a warranty for half the service life of th unit. It's fully comprehensive, bumper to bumper with all repairs included.

Over 10 years and hundreds of thousands of miles the price proves it's worth.

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Sounds good but close to 3.5 mil for research & development. What are they researching and developing? It sounds like they are starting with a wheel and designing an Ambulance that is very brand new and never built before.

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Sounds good but close to 3.5 mil for research & development. What are they researching and developing? It sounds like they are starting with a wheel and designing an Ambulance that is very brand new and never built before.

If it's designed for the city, to the city spec, it's probobly all new, from the frame to the body. It has to be designed, mocked up, a prototype build(multiple), may have to be crash tested, ect. ect......

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If it's designed for the city, to the city spec, it's probobly all new, from the frame to the body. It has to be designed, mocked up, a prototype build(multiple), may have to be crash tested, ect. ect......

Thank you

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This is a bid!

Contract has not been adwared to wheeled coach yet. They were the only bidder, city can take it or try again .

As far as cost ,our ambulances are nothing like the ones on the road here in westchester

Even if you purchased all the bells and whistles

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As far as cost ,our ambulances are nothing like the ones on the road here in westchester

That's true, the ones in Westchester are still toning for any available driver

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Is there an exact count on the quantity of vehicles for this contract ?

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Is there an exact count on the quantity of vehicles for this contract ?

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300 type 1

50 medium duty

50 medium duty rescue medic configuration

All subject to change.

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Do HAZTAC buses use the Rescue configuration, or are they separate specs? Maybe I'm just not as familiar with FDNY*EMS' program, but 50 RM units seems like a lot.

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