Explanation
Background: This legislation authorizes and directs the Finance and Management Director to issue purchase orders for automotive parts, supplies, and services for the Public Service Department, Fleet Management Division. Formal competitive bids were taken by the Purchasing office and Universal Term Contracts are in place for each of the items.
Fiscal Impact: The Fleet Management Division budgeted $3.1 million for the purchase of automotive parts and supplies in the 2006 operating budget. An additional $2.3 million is budgeted for contract repair services. This legislation authorizes a total expenditure of $340,000.00 with various vendors to purchase automotive parts, supplies, and services. The automotive parts purchase orders will permit the acquisition of refuse collection vehicle parts. The purchase order for services will allow for the repair of automatic transmissions. Expenditures for like items and time frames were $280,000.00 in 2005 and $250,000.00 in 2004.
Emergency action is requested in order to ensure an uninterrupted supply of vehicle parts and supplies as well as transmission repair services.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director to issue various purchase orders for automotive parts, supplies, and services for the Fleet Management Division per the terms and conditions of Universal Term Contracts, to authorize the expenditure of $340,000.00 from the Fleet Management Services Fund, and to declare an emergency. ($340,000.00)
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WHEREAS, Universal Term Contracts (UTC's) have been established through the formal competitive bid process by the Purchasing office, and
WHEREAS, the Fleet Management Division, Public Service Department, has a need to purchase automotive parts, supplies, and services for motorized equipment, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Fleet Management Division, Public Service Department, and in that it is immediately necessary...
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