Explanation
Background: This ordinance authorizes the Finance and Management Director to establish purchase orders for up-fitting various vehicles for the Division of Police. These vehicles include thirty-one (31) patrol cruisers, one (1) Fusion Responder, one (1) K-9 cruiser, two (2) Lieutenants cruisers, and four (4) Sergeants cruisers. The equipment includes light bars, sirens and other lighting equipment on the exterior of the vehicles. These purchase orders will be issued from a Universal Term Contract (UTC) that has been previously established by the Purchasing Office as follows:
Parr Public Safety Equipment, Inc. vendor#006832, Responder Upfit UTC - PA003349 ($3,219.00 estimated)
Parr Public Safety Equipment, Inc. vendor#006832, Interceptor Upfit UTC- PA003351 ($551,382.01 estimated)
Fiscal Impact: This ordinance authorizes an expenditure of $554,601.01 from the Special Income Tax fund for the up-fitting of Ford Fusion Responder and Ford Interceptor vehicles for the Division of Police. The Department of Finance and Management budgeted $4.0 million in the Special Income Tax Fund for 2019 Citywide Vehicle Acquisitions and associated up-fitting. Approximately $6.5 million was expended in 2018 for vehicles and associated up-fitting and $7.5 million in 2017.
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To authorize the Finance and Management Director, on behalf of the Fleet Management Division, to establish purchase orders from Universal Term Contracts (UTC) with Parr Public Safety Equipment for the up-fitting of Ford Fusion Responder and Ford Interceptor vehicles for the Division of Police; and to authorize the appropriation and expenditure of $554,601.01 from the Special Income Tax fund. ($554,601.01)
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WHEREAS, the City has a need to replace older high mileage and high maintenance vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the replacement of these vehicles will help eliminate some out of “life cycle” vehicles; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary to upfit newly acquired vehicles to ensure that they h...
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