Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish purchase orders with Byers Ford, contract numbers: FL005467- Automoblie and FL005473- Light Duty Trucks, for the acquisition of seventy (70) vehicles for the Fleet Management Division to be distributed to the following divisions: Communications, Recreation and Parks, PVB, Fire, Land Bank (Development), and Police. These new vehicles will be replacing older higher mileage vehicles that will reduce maintenance costs, and reduce petroleum fuel consumption. An upfitting contact for the Police vehicles is being separately bid.
Additionally, this ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director, Fleet Management to establish purchase orders with Ricart Properties for ten (10) used vehicles, of mixed models, for use as undercover police vehicles, in accordance with the terms and conditions of contract number FL004444.
The vehicles that are being purchased are as follows:
Communications- Ford Transit (2)
Recreation and Parks- Ford F250 (3)
PVB- Ford Transit (3)
Fire- Ford F350 (7), Ford Explorer (4)
Land Bank- Development- Ford Transit (1)
Police- Ford Taurus (50), Various vehicles (10)
Byers Ford Contract Compliance Number is 31-4139860
and expires 02/10/2014
Ricart Properties Contract Compliance Number is 31-1282546 expires 10/11/2014
This ordinance will also authorize the Finance and Management Director, Fleet Management to establish purchase order with Parr Public Safety Equipment for the Up-fitting of twenty (20) E-350 PTV's for the Division of Police. Bid #SA004984, closed 06/13/2013 for the Up-fitting of the E-350 PTV was awarded to Parr Public Safety Equipment the lowest, responsible, responsible bidder.
Parr Public Safety Equipment Inc. Contract Compliance Number is 20-1619573 expires 12/31/2013
Upfitting for the fifty (50) Ford Taurus's will be bid and submitted for Council considerati...
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