TO: Mayor and City Council
FROM: Greg Ruddy, Director of Public Works
SUBJECT:
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Approval of Purchase and Upfit of Four (4) Ford 2026 Explorer Vehicles in an Amount not to Exceed $208,000.00
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BACKGROUND:
The 2026 City Budget contains a provision for the purchase of four (4) administrative style vehicles for the Joliet Police Department. These units will also require the upfit of lighting and safety equipment after purchase.
The Public Service Committee will review this matter.
CONCLUSION:
Vehicle Pricing was requested from seven (7) area Ford dealers. Five (5) dealers provided quotes. Results are shown below:
* $39,122.00 - Ron Tirapelli Ford
* $40,331.00 - Rod Baker Ford
* $41,057.68 - Hawk Ford
* $41,605.31 - D'Orazio Ford
* $43,355.68 - Ziegler Ford
Ron Tirapelli Ford was the low bidder at $39,122.00 per unit. Sufficient funding exists in the Vehicle Replacement Fund / Police (Org 30160000, Object 557500, $156,488.00) for the purchase of the four (4) vehicles.
It will be necessary to install lighting and safety equipment in these vehicles. This equipment will be installed by City staff. Quotes for lighting and safety equipment were requested from three (3) vendors. Results are shown below:
* $16,777.84 - Fleet Safety Supply
* $20.277.76 - EVIP Installations
* $27,055.88 - Midwest Public Safety
Based on the above pricing, equipment for the upfit of the four (4) vehicles will be purchased from Fleet Safety Supply at a total cost of $16,777.84.
Finally, it will be necessary to install IT related equipment in each vehicle. This material will be obtained by the City's IT Department utilizing existing purchasing agreements and then installed by City staff.
Section 2-438 of the City of Joliet Code of Ordinances states that purchases whose estimated cost is in excess of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00) may be awarded without written specifications or bidding under certain circumstances. One of these circumstances apply:
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