City of Grand Prairie - File #: 19-9016

• File #: 19-9016
• Version: 1
• Name: Tahoe Purchase and Red Light Fund Amendment
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 5/23/2019
• In control: Police
• On agenda: 6/4/2019
• Final action: 6/4/2019
• Title: Ordinance amending the FY 2018/2019 Red Light Safety Fund; for the purchase of 26 Police Pursuit Chevrolet Tahoe fleet vehicles from Freedom Chevrolet in the amount of $933,244; emergency vehicle lighting and peripherals from Defender Supply in the amount of $267,156.81; 26 Panasonic Toughbook mobile laptops, tablets and accessories from GTS Technology Solutions (GTS) in the amount of $120,967.60; and 26 Stalker Dual Radar System devices from Applied Concepts in the amount of $52,325; police vehicle graphics from Main Street Installers in the amount of $15,000; and other related purchases totaling $142,104.59, for a total amount of $1,530,730

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/4/2019	1	City Council	Adopted

From
Fred Bates, Jr.

Title
Ordinance amending the FY 2018/2019 Red Light Safety Fund; for the purchase of 26 Police Pursuit Chevrolet Tahoe fleet vehicles from Freedom Chevrolet in the amount of $933,244; emergency vehicle lighting and peripherals from Defender Supply in the amount of $267,156.81; 26 Panasonic Toughbook mobile laptops, tablets and accessories from GTS Technology Solutions (GTS) in the amount of $120,967.60; and 26 Stalker Dual Radar System devices from Applied Concepts in the amount of $52,325; police vehicle graphics from Main Street Installers in the amount of $15,000; and other related purchases totaling $142,104.59, for a total amount of $1,530,730

Presenter
Steve Dye, Deputy City Manager / Chief of Police
Ryan Simpson, Support Services Division Manager, Police Department
Jayson Ramirez, Fleet Services Manager, Finance Department

Recommended Action
Approve

Analysis
The Police Department has proposed to purchase twenty-six (26) 2020 Chevrolet Tahoe fleet vehicles from General Motors in the FY 2019/2020 General Budget process. The Department received notification from General Motors that the order window for 2020 models will be closed prior to October 1, 2019, and that only 12,000 units will be manufactured. General Motors is preparing to cease production of the 2020 model early, in order to start production of a newly designed 2021 model. This change necessitates the early closure of their production plant for refitting, which requires the purchase of the 2020 models to be expedited. In addition to the vehicle purchase, the requisite purchase of peripheral equipment to outfit each Tahoe is also necessary.
City Council previously awarded bid #19023 to Freedom Chevrolet for the purchase of 42 Police Pursuit Chevrolet Tahoe fleet vehicles. Since the award, the City has purchased 24 Tahoe fleet vehicles, and has 18 remaining on the award, which we will purchase at this time. However, a proposed change order #1 is required to pu...