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Recommendation to adopt Specifications No. PA-02406 and award a contract to West Covina Motors, Inc., dba Clippinger Chevrolet, dba West Covina Dodge, dba Clippinger Ford for furnishing and delivering 14 Jeep Wrangler right-hand drive vehicles, in the total estimated amount of $434,924 including tax. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is being requested to enter into an annual contract for the purchase of 14 Jeep Wrangler, right-hand drive vehicles.
Fleet Services Bureau hasan immediate need to purchase 14 Jeep Wrangler, right-hand drive vehicles for the Long Beach Police Department's Parking Control operations, as part of the City's multi-year vehicle replacement plan. This purchase will replace 14 three-wheel truckster vehicles, most of which are 11 years in age. The budgeted replacement cycle of a truckster is 10 years. The request was initiated by the Long Beach Police Department, as the current fleet of three-wheel vehicles have proven unsafe at times and in constant need of repair, with parts often not available or very costly.
In an effort to provide a safe, more durable, and more functional vehicle, the Fleet Services Bureau recommended that a full-sized vehicle be used in the future. Extensive research on available, full-sized, factory produced right-hand drive vehicles was conducted and the Jeep Wrangler is the only option on the market. In an effort to maintain the City's objective to standardize the City's fleet, various cities with parking enforcement details were surveyed to compare the use of right-hand drive vehicles versus left-hand drive vehicles, such as the Ford Rangers utilized by the City's street sweeping parking enforcement officers.
It was determined that the procurement of the Jeep Wranglers did not present an operational challenge, neither in terms of availability of parts during the life span of the vehicles, nor in terms of the need for additional training costs for Fleet mechanics to care for the vehicles. In f...
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