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More than 929 thousand. The SFE signed a contract worth € 1 million with the public procurement company Šilumos pulsas in May last year.
According to him, in the spring of this year 7 Iveco Eurocargo 150EW trucks were purchased for forest fire fighting, equipped with special equipment and a two-year warranty service.
And I needed it, these purchases reached the SFE regional divisions in Lithuania.
15 minutes knowledge, shortly after the cars collided with the SFE, there were doubts about their quality.
After the tests had to be corrected
For example, the Kretinga regional branch received a car with a water tank.
In response 15 minutes Marius Ivanauskas, head of the Forest Protection Department of the SFE, did not deny it.
Erik Ovcharenko / 15min photo / At the presentation of the forest cars
According to him, the fire trucks were tested outdoors and off-road and put into operation.
“There were no doubts about the quality of the chassis of these cars, but during the tests we found several defects in the fire fighting superstructures, including the leakage of the car’s main water capacity from the aforementioned Kretinga regional unit, as well as the leakage of water Inlet hose connections, loose silicone M.Ivanauskas.
According to him, to rectify these faults, he immediately contacted the company “Šilumos pulsas”, which sold the machines, which carried out the work on its own, as it was obliged to do so in the contract.
Photo by Žygimantas Gedvila / 15 min photo / New fire truck with defects from the state forest company
Requested an evaluation by fire specialists.
According to the SFE representative, the PAGD was also contacted and asked to provide official assistance in appointing competent experts to help assess the quality of warranty repairs, construction and production work.
Vida Šmigelskienė, Head of the Communication Department of PAGD 15 minutes He confirmed that such a request had been received and decided to help the SFE, but assured that no conclusions were yet available on the quality of the cars.
Rusty and dirty seams
15 minutes available photos of one of the purchased cars show rust, messy welds.
In response 15 minutes the SFE did not comment on the matter.
SFE representative M. Ivanauskas emphasized that since firefighting vehicles are operated in extremely extreme conditions, the agreement with Heat Pulse establishes strict conditions for warranty repair and maintenance of automobiles and all finished equipment. for a period of two years.
He stressed that the cars meet all the requirements set out in the technical specification and the seller has provided all the required certificates.
Company representative: problems – due to pandemic
Vytautas Šapalas, the sole shareholder of Šilumos pulse, ensured that the cars meet all the requirements set out in the technical specification.
He added that adding cars to the subtopic assesses how well they meet the requirements.
“During the addition, the admissions committee analyzes each item, analyzes whether it is met or not. If it is not fulfilled, everything, the car does not fit and they will not deliver it, ”he said, emphasizing that the company delivered the cars.
Subsequently, according to him, minor non-essential deficiencies became apparent.
We have fixed them and please ride in those cars.
“It just came to our attention then. We have organized them and please drive those cars,” said V. Šapalas.
According to the company’s shareholder, the problems were caused by the pandemic: the main partners were late in delivering certain raw materials.
At the time, he said, the contract provided for heavy penalties for delays, so no problems were avoided during the rush.
“All the tests were done to get the machines up and running, but we didn’t do some additional tests with the water. And after the water was poured, there were some leaks, but they do not make any sense for the operation or for someone, said the interlocutor. “We received a letter from the woods asking to order, react: a week and a half and order everything.”
A representative for “Heat Pulse” said the same system error was major in some cars and minor in others, but now all machines have been repaired.
When asked about the rust, a company shareholder who saw his photo emphasized that the rust is on the wheel, not the superstructure.
Photo by Žygimantas Gedvila / 15 min photo / New fire truck with defects from the state forest company
He promised to forward the photo to the car manufacturer.
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