The Cádiz Fire Consortium tenders 140 suits and 220 vehicles for training

The 20 fire stations in the province of Cádiz will have 140 jackets and 140 new trousers to respond to structural fires. They are items of collective use that will temporarily replace the suits of personnel who are undergoing maintenance or cleaning until they are returned. The contract goes out to tender for 101,640 euros, VAT included, with an execution period of eight months, as announced by the Consorcio de Bomberos de la Provincia de Cádiz (CBPC). In addition to that supply, there is the washing and drying service for that intervention clothing and for the rest of the technical clothing of operational personnel. The contract amounts to 68,400 euros, VAT included, lasting four years, and will be divided into four geographical lots to shorten collection and return times: Bahía de Cádiz, Campo de Gibraltar, Campiña de Jerez and Sierra de Cádiz.

The CBPC formalised this Monday the contract for 220 scrapped vehicles, already decontaminated, for the training of operational personnel. The award went to A-3 Chatarras, S.L. for 66,550 euros, VAT included, and the contract is already signed and in force. The measure responds to the commitment made to union representatives that all stations have vehicles for drills, since until now some had them and others did not. It is the first time this supply has been arranged through an administrative contract following a tender procedure. In addition, the stations are adding 114 new hoses for 14,500 euros, with 89 units of 20 metres and 25 millimetres in diameter, 19 of 15 metres and 45 millimetres, five of 15 metres and 70 millimetres and one of 35 metres and 70 millimetres for the aerial ladder. The order is expected to be expanded with the arrival of the new year. Last week 90 drums of 25-litre foam concentrate and 20 textile hoses of 38 millimetres were also received. The president of the CBPC, José Ortiz, has stated that «the training of our professionals is also a priority in order to respond to the needs and risks they face every day». Interested companies can submit bids until November 20 for the washing and drying of technical clothing and until November 23 for the intervention suits. The specifications are available on the Consortium's website, in the Perfil del contratante section, under Licitaciones.