Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This legislation authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish purchase orders for the Division of Design & Construction to purchase 10 Light Duty Vehicles. These vehicles will replace older vehicles that have high mileage and are beyond their useful service lives. The Division of Design and Construction also requested an extension of vehicles for new employees to be hired. This vehicle extension has been approved by Fleet.
Vehicles will be purchased through the city wide universal term contract established for Light Duty Vehicles.
Item Quantity Total Cost
Ford F-150 Supercab 2WD 5 $98,170.00
Ford Escape 5 $103,980.00
$202,150.00
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
The contract compliance number for George Byers Sons Inc. (DBA Byers Ford, LLC) is 314139860 and expires 12/17/2015.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding for this expense is budgeted and available within the Construction Inspection Fund and the Private Construction Inspection Fund to meet the financial obligations of these expenditures.
4. EMERGENCY
This legislation is requested to be heard as an emergency to ensure that 2014 pricing can be used for the purchase of these vehicles. Once 2015 pricing is available, 2014 models will no longer be available and the 2015 models will be more expensive.
Title
To authorize the Director of Finance and Management to enter into contracts for the purchase of vehicles for the Division of Design and Construction; and to authorize the expenditure of $202,150.00 from the Construction Inspection Fund and the Private Construction Inspection Fund for the purchase of these Automobiles; and to declare an e...
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