From
Fred Bates, Jr.
Title
Ordinance amending the FY 2019/2020 Red Light Safety Fund, in the amount of $484,608; for the purchase of eight Police Pursuit Chevrolet Tahoe fleet vehicles from Freedom Chevrolet in the amount of $279,808, through the an Interlocal Agreement with Tarrant County; and the purchase of related emergency vehicle equipment in the amount of $204,800, through various existing Interlocal Agreements; and the purchase of three additional Police Pursuit Tahoes in the amount of $104,928 through an Interlocal Agreement with Tarrant County, funded in the FY 2020 Risk Fund budget
Presenter
Daniel Scesney, Chief of Police, Ryan Simpson, Support Services Division Manager, Police Department, and Jayson Ramirez, Fleet Services Manager, Finance Department
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The Police Department has proposed to purchase 36 2021 Chevrolet Tahoes in the FY 2021 budget, to replace existing, aging Chevrolet Tahoes. Due to COVID-19 and a new body style for the 2021 model year, the Department does not expect to receive any of the new 2021 model year Tahoes until summer of 2021. To avoid placing a strain on the Department’s fleet due to these delays, the Department is seeking to purchase 11 remaining 2020 model year Tahoes that are currently in stock at a dealership contracted by Tarrant County.
Three of the proposed Tahoes will be funded by the Risk Fund to replace three existing Tahoes that were lost due to accident damage.
The remaining eight proposed Tahoes will reduce the planned FY 2021 Tahoes purchase count to 28. In the event the Department has an unplanned need to replace additional Tahoes this fiscal year, due to accident damage, that number of Tahoes will be added back to the planned FY 2021 purchase count.
Chapter 271.102 of the Local Government Code authorizes local governments to participate in a cooperative purchasing program with another local government or local cooperative organization. In lieu of competitive bidd...
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