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Firefighter turnout gear purchase from W.S. Darley & Company

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On its consent agenda, the City Council approved a purchase order of $142,100 to W.S. Darley & Company for thirty-five sets of firefighter turnout gear. Staff reported that national standards require replacing the coats and pants at least every ten years, that the Fire Department chose the gear after field testing and would buy it through the Sourcewell cooperative, and that the capital budget allocated $150,000 for this replacement, with the remainder for other protective equipment. The consent agenda vote was 6–0.

Documented status: Awarded (recorded), Dec 16 2024. Evidence dated . Later outcomes require a later source.

What changed, and when did it take effect?

  1. · Awarded · Recorded in minutes

    City Council approves the purchase order

    Meeting date: Dec 16 2024. Item VI: the motion carried (6 to 0, 1 absent). Contract value: $142,100 for goods; counterparty: W.S. DARLEY & COMPANY. Vendor: W.S. DARLEY & COMPANY.

    • p. 3 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2024-12-16, City Council, Dec 16 2024. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 3 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2024-12-16, City Council, Dec 16 2024. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2024-12-16, City Council, Dec 16 2024. Open the quote and source.

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  • Contract value · Dec 16, 2024

    $142,100

    Goods

    W.S. DARLEY & COMPANY (contractor)
    • p. 3 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2024-12-16, City Council, Dec 16 2024. Open the quote and source.
  • Budget · FY2025

    $150,000

    Goods

    • p. 1 · Staff memo of Approve a Purchase Order for Thirty-Five (35) Sets of Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment/Turnout Gear to W.S. Darley & Company in the Amount of $142,100.00 (Memorandum), City Council, Dec 16 2024. Open the quote and source.

Contracts, payments and completion

  1. · Awarded · Recorded in minutes

    City Council approves the purchase order

    Meeting date: Dec 16 2024. Item VI: the motion carried (6 to 0, 1 absent). Contract value: $142,100 for goods; counterparty: W.S. DARLEY & COMPANY. Vendor: W.S. DARLEY & COMPANY.

    • p. 3 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2024-12-16, City Council, Dec 16 2024. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 3 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2024-12-16, City Council, Dec 16 2024. Open the quote and source.
    • p. 1 · Approved minutes of City Council minutes, 2024-12-16, City Council, Dec 16 2024. Open the quote and source.

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Official source records

  1. City Council minutes, 2024-12-16

    City Council, Dec 16 2024

  2. Approve a Purchase Order for Thirty-Five (35) Sets of Firefighter Personal Protective Equipment/Turnout Gear to W.S. Darley & Company in the Amount of $142,100.00 (Memorandum)

    City Council, Dec 16 2024

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Suggested citation: GroundSignal, “Firefighter turnout gear purchase from W.S. Darley & Company,” sources reviewed 2026-09-25, source records listed on this page.

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