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CASE <br /> <br />AUTHORIZE PURCHASE OF FOUR (4) 1995 FORD CROWN VICTORIA FOR <br />POLICE SQUADS <br /> By: Jessie Hart, Finance Officer <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Included in the I..995 Adopted General Fund Budget is $68,868 for the purchase of four (4) new <br />squads. The budgeted amount includes purchase price and set-up for the four squads. Three of <br />the new squads will be replacements for squads to be transferred out to the Administrative fleet, the <br />fourth for an exi~$ting squad which will be rotated to the investigator (unmarked) position in the <br />fleet. The existirig investigator squad will also be rotated to the Administrative fleet. <br /> <br />As members ofl the Hennepin County Purchasing Cooperative, we have the opportunity to <br />purchase equipment through contracts already subjected to the statutory bidding laws, eliminating <br />the need to go through the bidding process ourselves. <br /> <br />The Hennepin COunty Purchasing Cooperative let bids for full-size vehicles with police packages <br />for 1995 and Superior Ford received the award with the 1995 Ford Crown Victoria. <br />[Specifications attached] <br /> <br />Superior Ford's ~bid, which meets the City's specifications for police squads, is $16,155 per <br />vehicle, for a total of $64,620 for the four squads budgeted. This cost does not include the set-up <br />charges that will be expended upon receipt of the vehicles. <br /> <br />Staff Recommendation: <br /> <br />Committee approval of the purchase of four (4) 1995 Ford Crown Victoria's for police squads <br />from Superior Fo.i'd at a price not-to-exceed $64,620. ;-' <br /> <br />Committee Actiion: <br /> <br />Motion to recommend Council approve and adopt Resolution Authorizing Purchase of Four 1995 <br />Ford Crown V~ctOria's for Police Squads. <br /> <br />Reviewed By: <br /> <br />City Administrator <br />Finance Officer <br />Police Chief <br />Police Sergeant <br /> <br />FC: 1/24/95 <br /> <br /> <br />