Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish a purchase order with Ricart Properties for the purchase of fourteen to twenty used vehicles, of mixed models. The actual amount of vehicles to be purchased will be determined by condition (value) and price. The vehicles are to be used as undercover police vehicles, and are to be purchased in accordance with the terms and conditions of a previously established Universial Term Contract as authorized by City Council number 1262-2009.
Ricart Properties Contract Compliance Number is 31-1282546 and expires 10/11/2014
This company is not debarred according to the Federal excluded parties listing or prohibited from being awarded a contract to the Auditor of State unresolved findings for recovery certified search.
Fiscal Impact: A total of $250,000.00 will be spent from the Special Income Tax Fund and was adopted as part of the 2013 budget.
Emergency Action is requested so that the order for these vehicles can be placed and older high mileage vehicles can be removed from service.
Title
To authorize the Finance and Management Director to establish purchase orders Ricart Properties for the purchase of fourteen (14) to twenty (20) used vehicles for use by Division of Police; to authorize the appropriation of $250,000.00 and expenditure from the Special Income Tax fund; and to declare an emergency. ($250,000.00)
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WHEREAS, the Police Department has a need for the purchase of used vehicles for undercover purpose; and
WHEREAS, the replacement of some of these vehicles would greatly reduce the maintenance expense associated with older vehicles; and
WHEREAS, funding for these vehicles is available in the Special Income Tax fund; and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operations of Police in that it is immediately necessary to authorize the Finance and Management Director to establish a purchase order for the purchase of these vehicles th...
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