ITB-13.15 - Marine Firefighting Vessel

Summary of Specifications:
The City of Newburgh is seeking bids to enter into a contract with a qualified boat manufacturer for the purchase of one (1) new 28 foot full cabin or equivalent boat, to perform fire suppression, river search and rescue operations. A qualified manufacturer would be one who has been building fire/rescue boats for over five (5) consecutive years. No prototypes or experimental boats will be accepted. The City requires a vessel that can successfully and safely perform a variety of missions in the following environmental conditions: search and rescue missions can range from very minor to major events; we will often have divers, EMT’s and search and rescue firefighters on the vessel at the same time; Search and Recovery (SAR) missions that generally consist of capsizing, over-due vessels, groundings, and plane crashes; and, Fire Suppression missions which can consist of marina fires, vessel fires and land based fires.