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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Derrick Winston, Asst. Superintendent, Fleet & Facilities Maintenance
DATE: February 17, 2020
SUBJECT:
Central Fire Station Fuel System Upgrade and Repairs
PURPOSE:
To ensure that the Central Fire station fuel system remains functional and to standardize the fuel management system for the City fleet.
BACKGROUND:
The Aurora Fire Department Central Station, located at 75 N Broadway, Aurora, IL 60505, is equipped with a fuel storage and dispensing station which serves as the primary fuel depot for fire department vehicles and as a backup for other Aurora departments when required. Approximately 45,000 gallons of motor fuel are distributed annually.
The analog dual fuel dispenser and authorization terminal, installed in 1996, suffer from corrosion and mechanical problems. The management system software, which collects data integral to fuel usage and vehicle service intervals, is aged and will not interface with the latest fuel management system installed at Central Garage.
The concrete pad that covers the underground fuel tanks and houses the tank interstice risers and overfill drop tubes is pitted and cracked. The interstitial sensors that are mounted on top of the underground tanks that warn of fuel leakage have separated from the mounting points.
DISCUSSION:
Since the concrete fill pad is in poor condition and portions must be removed to perform repairs, it would be most cost effective to replace the entire pad along with the worn, cracked concrete sections beneath and in front of the fuel dispenser and authorization terminal.
In 2019, Stenstrom Petroleum Services Group upgraded the fuel management system located at the City of Aurora Central Garage to a FuelMaster Plus. Upgrading the central fire station's fuel management system to a FuelMaster would standardize fuel management, allow for network control of both locations, and provide an additional fuel site for the entire City fleet.
Stenstrom Petroleum S...
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