Explanation
BACKGROUND
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management, on behalf of the Fleet Management Division, to authorize the purchase of an additional ten (10) Ford Police Interceptor SUV cruisers, increasing the previously authorized quantity from twenty-three (23) to thirty-three (33) under Ordinance No. 2169-2026 with no additional funding; to authorize the association of all general budget reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate purchase orders; and to authorize the establishment of additional purchase orders for the purchase of automobiles and light-duty trucks, including associated up-fitting, for the Columbus Division of Fire and the City of Columbus Division of Police through previously established Universal Term Contracts (UTCs) that have been previously established by the City of Columbus Purchasing Office.
These vehicles are to be purchased as replacements for older, high mileage, high maintenance and out-of-life cycle vehicles currently in service. The replacements will provide improved fuel efficiency and help reduce the City’s maintenance expenses.
Fiscal Impact: No additional funding is required. This legislation remains consistent with the original authorization and maintains the combined expenditure of $2,000,000.00 with George Byers Sons Holding Inc., Law and Order Technology, LLC, and Parr Public Safety Equipment Inc. for the acquisition of automobiles, light-duty trucks, and associated upfitting for use by the Columbus Division of Fire and the Columbus Division of Police. The additional ten (10) Ford Police Interceptor SUV cruisers will be acquired within the previously authorized expenditure.
Emergency action is requested due to the instability of the automobile supply chain. The market volatility of automobile manufactures and increased shortage of chips and other critical supply line parts to produce vehicles. This limited availability is causing vehicle order windows to open and close, at random, with l...
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