PURCHASE OF POLICE PATROL CARS
FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that Council:
- Appropriate $74,354.76 from the Equipment Replacement
Fund for the purchase of three (3) new black and white patrol
cars for the Police Department.
BACKGROUND
Police Department vehicles are part of the inventory of the
Equipment Replacement Fund. For the current 1999/2000 fiscal
year, three (3) black and white patrol cars are scheduled for
replacement. It is recommended that Council authorize staff to
purchase three patrol cars from the Wondries Fleet Group of
Alhambra, California.
The Wondries Fleet Group holds the sole contract (Bid #200205)
with the County of Los Angeles and is the provider of many of
the patrol cars to police agencies in the County. These
vehicles come from the manufacturer as a "police packaged"
vehicle meaning that special enhancements and modifications
have been made to the vehicle for the specific use of police
patrol work.
As the Wondries Fleet Group has established a government
contract with the County of Los Angeles, City rules allow the
purchase of equipment from a sole source vendor under these
conditions. The advantage of using this contract purchase is
because of favorable pricing and because the vehicles come
equipped as police packaged cars.
The CMAS contract with the State of California has been
reviewed as well and the pricing arrangements with the Los
Angeles County are more favorable.
FISCAL IMPACT
The funds required for the replacement of these vehicles
have been accumulated in the Equipment Replacement Fund for the
current 1999/2000 fiscal year.
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