REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Authorize the Issuance of a Blanket Purchase Order in the Amount of $1,260,000 to Folsom Lake Ford for the Purchase of Ford Interceptor Sport Utility Vehicles (F24-104)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to authorize the issuance of a Blanket Purchase Order to Folsom Lake Ford of Folsom, CA in the amount of $1,260,000 (including tire, documentation fees, delivery fees, and sales tax) to purchase up to twenty (20) marked and unmarked 2024 and 2025 Ford Police Interceptor Sport Utility Vehicles (SUVs) for the Department of Public Safety.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Section 2.08.040 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, Council approval is required for the procurement of goods and/or services greater than $100,000 in any one transaction.
In accordance with Sunnyvale Municipal Code Section 2.08.220(b), the purchasing officer may authorize the procurement of goods and/or services through a contract initiated by another governmental, public or quasi-public agency, provided that the original parties to the contract agree, the contract was awarded within 36 months of the date of city authorization to utilize the contract, the contract is for identical or nearly identical goods and/or services, and the contract resulted from competitive bids methods similar to those set forth in Sunnyvale Municipal Code Section 2.08.060.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Economical operation of the City's fleet requires that vehicles and equipment be replaced before operating costs become excessive. This contract will replace up to twenty (20) patrol and unmarked units that are scheduled for repla...
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