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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 $200,000, for a revised annual contract amount not to exceed $1,000,000 for the final term of the contract, and for a revised total aggregate contract amount not to exceed $2,440,000. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On August 19, 2014, the City Council awarded contracts to Professional Police Supply, Inc., dba Adamson Industries, B & B Enterprises, of Phoenix, AZ, and, The Truck Lighthouse, Inc., of Santa Fe Springs, CA, to purchase auxiliary equipment for emergency response vehicles in an annual amount of $320,000, for a period of two years with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods. On May 9, 2017, the City Council approved an amendment to the Professional Police Supply, Inc., contract, increasing the annual contract amount by $480,000, for a total annual amount not to exceed $800,000 for the remaining two years. B & B Enterprises, of Phoenix, AZ, and The Truck Lighthouse, Inc., of Santa Fe Springs, CA, no longer stock the auxiliary equipment, therefore, the Professional Police Supply, Inc., is the only supplier available.
The City is now using the Ford Interceptor utility vehicle for Police patrol and Fire Department field management operations. The price for parts for upfitting each unit, including light bars, sirens, partition dividers, and electronic controllers, has surpassed the original estimates prepared by the Fleet Services Bureau. As the City transitions to the Interceptor utility vehicle, parts can no longer be transferred from the Crown Victoria sedans, resulting in a significant increase in part costs for outfitting. In addition, there has been a significant increase in requests for safety and emergency lighting installation fro...
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