Explanation
BACKGROUND: To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to enter into contract with Ricart Properties Inc for the purchase of Police Freeway cruisers. The Department of Public Safety, Division of Police needs to purchase six (6) 2013 Ford Police Interceptor SUV AWD vehicles. This purchase is necessary to replace high mileage and high maintenance traffic freeway cruisers. The purchase will be funded with the Special Income Tax funds, and will be purchased in accordance with the terms and conditions of contract number FL005148 with Ricart Properties, Inc.
There is also an additional need to appropriate $174,643.44 in the Special Income Tax fund number 430.
This company is not debarred according to the Federal excluded parties listing or prohibited from being awarded a contract according to the Auditor of State unresolved findings for recovery certified search.
Contract Compliance: Ricart Properties Inc., 311282546 expires 10/11/2014.
Emergency Designation: Emergency action is necessary so that the purchase order for these vehicles can be issued as soon as possible in order to order these vehicles and place them into service as soon as possible.
FISCAL IMPACT: This ordinance authorizes an appropriation and expenditure of $174,643.44 in the Special Income Tax Funds for the purchase of six (6) Ford Police SUV vehicles for the Division of Police.
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To appropriate funds in the Special Income Tax Fund, to authorize the Finance and Management Director to issue a purchase order from an existing Universal Term Contract with Ricart Properties, Inc. for the purchase of Ford SUV vehicles for the Division of Police, to authorize the expenditure of $174,643.44 from the Special Income Tax Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($174,643.44)
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WHEREAS, the Division of Police needs to replace marked freeway cruisers; and
WHEREAS, funds are available for appropriation for this expenditure in the Speci...
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