To: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL
From: TED SEMAAN, PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR
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APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF FOUR 2023 POLICE VEHICLES FROM NATIONAL AUTO FLEET GROUP FOR USE BY THE POLICE DEPARTMENT'S PATROL DIVISION FOR A TOTAL COST OF $289,775.43
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Staff is seeking authorization from the City Council to purchase four vehicles for the Police Department's Patrol Division. The new vehicles would replace four existing units that are at the end of their scheduled operation and were approved for funding as part of the 2022-23 Fiscal Year budget. Competitive pricing for the vehicles has been secured through the City's regular purchasing procedures.
BACKGROUND
In June 2022, the City Council Approved Decision Package #38 -Vehicle Replacement Purchases, which set aside $1,039,272 for the replacement of 19 City vehicles and equipment in the FY 2022-23 Budget, including the funding for the four Police Patrol vehicles recommended for purchase at this time.
The vehicles and equipment approved for replacement as part of the 2022-2023 FY Budget is as follows:
The new vehicles will replace existing vehicles that are at the end of their replacement cycles and were identified for replacement in the FY 2022-23 Budget. The vehicles recommended for approval are three Ford Utility and one Dodge Ram (units #647, #649, #665 and #671) for the Police Patrol Division. It is anticipated that the four vehicles (4 2023 Dodge Durango Pursuit) will be purchased and delivered to the City in the next six to eight months.
The vehicles recommended for purchase would be acquired through the City's regular purchasing procedures. The procedures contain a number of competitive purchasing options including the use of a "Piggyback" Bid which is a procedure of procuring goods or services by utilizing another public entity's recent Request for Proposal or Bid, or the Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Program. Cooperative purchasing programs provide valuable benefits...
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