Title
Adopt a Resolution to Approve and Authorize the City Manager to Execute Purchase Agreement(s) with San Leandro Ford and Priority One for the Purchase and Outfitting of Five (5) Police Vehicles, in an Amount not to Exceed $450,000
Staffreport
COUNCIL PRIORITY
* Public Safety
SUMMARY
The San Leandro Police Department seeks approval of funds and authorization to purchase and outfit five (5) new Police Ford Interceptor Vehicles per a previously established replacement schedule.
RECOMMENDATIONS
Staff recommend that the City Council adopt a resolution that approves and authorizes the City Manager or her designee to execute all documents to purchase five (5) Police Ford Interceptor Vehicles. The competitive bid process for these five (5) vehicles was completed and offered to local dealerships as well as dealerships outside the County. Staff received four bids for five (5) Police Ford Interceptor Vehicles, one of which was from San Leandro Ford. The total amount of the purchase for all five (5) vehicles, including delivery, tax, but not including outfitting will not exceed $293,748.40.
The outfitting of the new vehicles will be completed by Priority One, which is currently under contract for fleet maintenance and outfitting. Priority One will purchase and install all necessary equipment to put the vehicles into "patrol ready" status. This will include the installation and purchase of wire harnesses, push bars, LED lights for emergency driving, light bars, sirens, etc. To lower costs and reduce unnecessary environmental waste, Priority One will reuse salvageable equipment from vehicles that were taken out of service. Priority One provided a written estimate of $144,007.23 to purchase and outfit the equipment for the five (5) new vehicles.
Attachment C provides the estimate from Priority One for equipment necessary to put the new vehicles into "patrol ready" status.
The resolution approves the purchase and authorizes the City Manager to execute the purc...
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