FDNY Heavy Rescues Out To Bid

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Pierce won't bid on them due to the fact that FDNY requires according to the bid specs that all mfg's bidding will modify their cab and chassis to meet FDNY specs. Pierce will not modify their cab and chassis other than simple design and cad changes. That and the fact the warranty is more than they want to deal with. Really surprised E-One isn't bidding as they have just done NYPD TSU heavy rigs.

The Pierce Rescue was purchased with federal grant money. Pierce was the only vendor on the government contract who could provide that. It didn't go out to bid, and, as a result, some specs were waived.

For Pierce to be a contender for the FDNY Contract, they would have to first develop a stainless steel, split tilt cab. A big thing for a relatively small order of 5 trucks, unless they plan on going after FDNY business in the future, which I HIGHLY doubt will ever happen again. Another one of their issues why they don't want to do business with NYC is because they won't negotiate on themax weight, specifically overloading the rescues beyond what they are spec'd to carry, causing warranty issues that are beyond Pierce's control.
 


 

Maybe it's time for them to develop and market they're own apparatus . This way it will be exactly want they want . nobody really seems to like anything they ever get down there anyhow. Seems every other truck becomes a lemon. Farfetched idea , sure . But it would've made one hell of of a April fools story , until some dude with a second cousin that works for the shops comes on and blasts it.

Just to note, they have the capability to do so. They would however lack the management, manpower, and facilities to put such an operation into place. Also, they've built their own pumpers in the way, way back but it got too much for them if I remember correctly.