Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish purchase orders with Byers Ford for the acquisition of twenty (20) vehicles for the Fleet Management Division to be distributed to the following divisions: Code Enforcement, Communications, Refuse, Recreation and Parks, Income Tax, Facilities, and Housing. These new vehicles will be replacing older higher mileage vehicles that will reduce maintenance costs, and reduce petroleum fuel consumption.
The vehicles that are being purchased are as follows:
Code Enforcement- Ford Focus S model (8)
Communications- Ford Focus S model (1)
Refuse- Ford Escape (2)
Recreation and Parks- Ford Focus S model (1)
Income Tax- Ford Focus Hatchback (1)
Facilities- Ford Focus S model (4)
Housing- Ford Focus S model (3)
Byers Ford Contract Compliance Number is 31-4139860 and expires 02/10/2014
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 $299,882.00 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 with Byers Ford for the purchase of twenty (20) vehicles for use by various City divisions; to authorize the appropriation of $299,882.00 and expenditure from the Special Income Tax fund; and to declare an emergency. ($299,882.00)
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WHEREAS, various city divisions including Code Enforcement, Communications, Refuse, Recreation and Parks, Income Tax, Facilities, and Housing have a need to replace older and high mileage vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the replacement of some of these vehicles would greatly reduce the maintenance expense assoc...
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