TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Beth Beatty, City Manager
SUBJECT:
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Request to Approve the Purchase of One (1) Ford Expedition from Morrow Brothers Ford for $59,740.00
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BACKGROUND:
On November 21, 2023, the 2024 City budget was approved by City Council. Within the Grants and Special Revenues Fund (Fund no.220) $75,000 was set aside for a Joliet Fire Department administrative vehicle. This unit is to be utilized to fulfill roles via recent promotions within the department and will be upfit accordingly.
In coordination with the Joliet Fire Department, Fleet Services polled local dealers for available stock to serve the immediate needs of the department. If no suitable vehicles were available, then Fleet Services would order vehicles with no guarantee of receipt or delivery times as has occurred in the past. Two vehicles were available from 2024 stock at one dealership. All others would need to order 2025 units with substantial price increases when the order banks became available.
The Public Safety Committee will review this matter.
CONCLUSION:
Local dealers that the City has on-going relationships with were contacted and polled for their availability and ability to order the requested unit. Rod Baker Ford, D'Orazio Ford, Morrow Brothers, Ron Tirapelli Ford, Sutton Ford, Castle Ford, and Willowbrook Ford were contacted for the availability of like Ford products. All but Morrow Brothers Ford stated that none are, nor will be available for the foreseeable future. A Ford Expedition became available due to another municipality cancelling an order so it happened to be outfitted correctly (in both color and electronics) for the Fire Department's needs and could be sold to the City of Joliet at Fleet pricing levels. The price of this unit would be: $59,740.00.
The 2025 unit build dates have not been set for the next model year, and the base price for the unit is expected to be higher so it is in the best interests of the City to purchase a new ...
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