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File #: 0793-2025    Version: 1
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 3/18/2025 In control: Public Utilities & Sustainability Committee
On agenda: 4/7/2025 Final action: 4/11/2025
Title: To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for the purchase of Light Duty Vehicles and Vehicle Upfits for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage from Ricart Properties, Inc; Ace Truck Body, Inc.; K.E. Rose Company; and/or Messer Work Van Solutions; and to authorize the expenditure of $1,371,000.00 from the Sewerage Operating Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($1,371,000.00)
Attachments: 1. ORD 0793-2025 Financial Coding, 2. ORD 0793-2025 Secretary of State, 3. ORD 0793-2025 Director Approval, 4. ORD 0793-2025 Fleet Approval
Explanation

The Director of Finance and Management is hereby authorized to associate all General Budget Reservations resulting from this ordinance with the appropriate Universal Term Contract Purchase Agreements for Light Duty Vehicles and Vehicle Upfits for the Division of Sewerage and Drainage. This purchase has been approved by the Division of Fleet Management and will replace the following brass tag items: 23749, 24232, 24233, 24658, 24660, 24724, 24731, 24732, 23529, 24231, 24232, 24243, 23597, 23965, 23729, 25730, 25748, 24690, 25304, 23288, 28055, 23966 and 23967.

The companies are not debarred according to the Excluded Party Listing System of the Federal Government or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State Unresolved Findings for Recovery Certified Search.

The following Purchase Agreement association requires approval by City Council in order for the Division to expend more than $100,000.00, per 329.19(g):
PA007217, Light Duty Vehicles, expires 6/30/27
PA007572, Vehicle Upfits, expires 12/31/27
PA007573, Vehicle Upfits, expires 12/31/27
PA007574, Vehicle Upfits, expires 12/31/27

SUPPLIERS:
Ricart Properties, Inc., vendor #004963, expires 1/9/26, majority vendor
Ace Truck Body, Inc., vendor #004484, expires 8/9/25, majority vendor
K.E. Rose Company, vendor #004889, expires 8/21/26, majority vendor
Messer Work Van Solutions, vendor #038425, expires 11/29/25, majority vendor

FISCAL IMPACT: $1,371,000.00 is budgeted and needed for this purchase.
$3,511,037.96 was spent in 2024
$484,427.00 was spent in 2023

EMERGENCY DESIGNATION:

This ordinance is being submitted as an emergency so that the funding authorized by this Ordinance will be available in time to make vehicle orders before the May 2, 2025 cutoff provided by Ford. If the order is not placed and the funding is not available before the cutoff date, the vehicle orders will not be processed and the pricing is subject to change.



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