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WARD /COUNCILMEMBER: Ward / Citywide
$ IMPACT: $533,017.97
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Approval to purchase 7 (seven), 2023 Ford Police Interceptor Explorer vehicles and 4 (four), 2022 Ford Explorer XLT administrative vehicles through Hardy Family Ford (1255 Charles Hardy Parkway Dallas, Georgia 30157) for the Police Department as part of the FY23 Vehicle Replacement Fund at a total cost of $533,017.97 dollars and authorize the Mayor to sign and execute any related documents.
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ISSUE / BACKGROUND: A total of 11 (eleven) police fleet vehicles have been or will be taken out of service in FY23. The replacement vehicles were included in the FY23 Vehicle Replacement Fund. The Police Department is authorized $532,000.00 dollars in the FY23 Vehicle Replacement Fund for the replacement of 7 (seven) Uniform Patrol vehicles and 4 (four) administrative vehicles. The vehicles are needed to replace fleet vehicles taken out of service as a result of damage sustained in accidents, age and/or mileage, as well as guidance from the Fleet Manager. All vehicles will be purchased from Hardy Family Ford (1255 Charles Hardy Parkway Dallas, Georgia 30157) and all necessary emergency equipment from Insight Public Sector, Grafix Shoppe, Dell EMC, and ProLogic ITS.
In order to retain budgetary limits, the recommendation is to purchase all eleven vehicles, outfit four administrative vehicles and three of the pursuit vehicles. Additional vehicles will be outfitted as funds are available.
RECOMMENDATION/REQUESTED ACTION: The Chief of Police, Staff, Fleet Maintenance, and the Finance Department recommend approval to purchase 7 (seven), 2023 Ford Police Interceptor Explorer vehicles and 4 (four), 2022 Ford Explorer XLT administrative vehicles through Hardy Family Ford (1255 Charles Hardy Parkway Dallas, Georgia 30157) for the Police Department as part of the FY23 Vehicle Replacement Fund at a total cost of $533,017.97 dollars and authorize the Mayor to sig...
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