Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to establish purchase orders with Byers Ford from existing universal term contracts for the purchase of light duty vehicles for the Division of Planning and Operations. There is a need to replace existing vehicles that are more than ten years old. Consideration of the Mayor’s Green Initiative was made in the decision to purchase these specific vehicles.
2. FISCAL IMPACT
Funding is available within the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund for the purchase of light duty vehicles. This ordinance will authorize the expenditure of $225,000.00 for the purchase of nine (9) vehicles.
3. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE
Byers Ford - CC#31413960, expires 12/31/2014
4. EMERGENCY DESIGNATION
Emergency action is requested to make these funds available to the division as soon as practical to meet anticipated 2013 needs.
Title
To authorize the Director of the Department of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with Byers Ford under the terms of an existing Universal Term Contract for the purchase of light duty vehicles for the Division of Planning and Operations; to authorize the expenditure of $225,000.00 from the Street Construction Maintenance and Repair Fund; and to declare an emergency. ($225,000.00)
Body
WHEREAS, there is a need to replace existing vehicles that are more than ten years old; and
WHEREAS, this ordinance also authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to establish a purchase order with Byers Ford from an existing universal term contract for the purchase of light duty vehicles for the Division of Planning and Operations, and
WHEREAS, an emergency exists in the usual daily operation of the Division of Planning and Operations, Department of Public Service, in that it is immediately necessary to transfer funds and establish said purchase orders under the terms of the City-Wide Universal Term Contracts, for the purchase of these vehicle...
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