Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Director of the Department of Finance and Management on behalf of the Fleet Management Division to enter into contract to purchase one (1) 2024 Ford Transit bus from Byers Chevrolet, LLC. This bus will be utilized by the Department of Finance and Management, Fleet Management Division for the transportation of city employees between lots and office buildings in the downtown area.
Fiscal Impact: A total of $52,297.00 will be spent from the Fleet General Obligation Debt Fund, Fund 5205, and has been budgeted.
Emergency action is requested due to the instability of the automobile supply chain. The market volatility of all the OEMs continues with the ongoing shortage of chips and other critical supply line parts to produce vehicles. This limited availability is causing vehicles to increase in cost as well as limit their availability. Therefore, emergency legislation is being requested so that Fleet may ensure the pending purchase and delivery of these vehicles, which will not occur without this additional funding.
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To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management on behalf of the Fleet Management Division to enter into contract for the purchase of one (1) 2024 Ford Transit bus from Byers Chevrolet, LLC.; to authorize the expenditure of $52,297.00 from the Fleet General Obligation Debt Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($52,297.00)
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WHEREAS, the Fleet Management Division intends to purchase one (1) 2024 Ford transit bus and one; and
WHEREAS, Byers Chevrolet, LLC successfully bid and was awarded contract PA004790 - Light Duty Trucks; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Finance and Management Department, Fleet Management Division, in that it is immediately necessary to enter into contract for the purchase of one (1) 2024 Ford Transit bus from Byers Chevrolet, LLC so that the bus will be ready for deployment as soon as possible to ...
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