TITLE
Recommendation to authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to amend Contract No. 33724 with Professional Police Supply, Inc., dba Adamson Industries, of Los Alamitos, CA, for the purchase of emergency vehicle auxiliary equipment, to increase the annual contract amount by $480,000, for a total annual amount not to exceed $800,000, for the remaining two years of the contract; and
Increase appropriations in the Fleet Services Fund (IS 386) in the Financial Management Department (FM) by $600,000. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On August 19, 2014, the City Council awarded contracts to Professional Police Supply, Inc., dba Adamson Industries, B & B Enterprises, and The Truck Lighthouse, Inc., to purchase auxiliary equipment for emergency response vehicles in an annual amount of $360,000, for a period of two years with the options to renew for two additional one-year periods. B & B Enterprises and The Truck Lighthouse no longer stock the auxiliary equipment in the originally advertised bid specification, leaving Professional Police Supply as the only supplier available.
The Ford Crown Victoria has been the standard patrol vehicle for the Police Department and was also utilized by the Fire Department. The auxiliary equipment from older model Crown Victorias could previously be transferred to newer model units, reducing the total expense for upfitting replacement units. Since this model is no longer being manufactured, the City is now using the Ford Interceptor utility vehicle. Auxiliary equipment from the Crown Victoria is not transferable to the Interceptor utility vehicles. This has increased the price of upfitting per unit for parts that include light bars, sirens, partition dividers (cages) and electronic controllers.
City Council approval is requested to authorize the City Manager, or designee, to execute an amendment to Contract No. 33724 with Professional Police Supply, Inc., dba Adamson Industries, to increase the annual a...
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