DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: CityWide
SUBJECT:
Light Utility Vehicles
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes acceptance of contracts with Mission Golf Cars and Ewald Kubota Tractor to provide six additional and two replacement light utility vehicles for a total cost of $76,128.76 for Parks & Recreation, Downtown Operations, and Aviation Departments. Funding is available from the General Fund, the Parking Operations & Maintenance Fund, and the Airport Operations & Maintenance Fund.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the attached tabulation of six competitive bids to provide six additional and two replacement light utility vehicles for a total cost of $76,128.76. These vehicles include an electric golf cart and off-road light utility vehicles.
Low bids for items 1 and 3 are recommended for award to Mission Golf Cars who is the low responsive bidder and a local business. Therefore, application of the Local Preference Program was not required.
Low bid for item 4 is recommended for award to Ewald Kubota Tractor, which is a non-local business. In accordance with the Local Preference Program, no local preference was applied since the local bidders are not within 3% of the recommended lowest non-local bidder.
Item 2 received no bids and will be re-solicited at a later date. Bids for Item 5 did not meet published specifications and will be re-solicited at a later date.
This equipment will be utilized by the Parks & Recreation, Downtown Operations, and Aviation departments for daily operational and grounds keeping maintenance and project support throughout the City.
ISSUE:
These contracts will provide three units for Parks & Recreation Department, three units for Downtown Operations, and two units for Aviation. Six units are additions and two are replacements to the City's fleet.
Life expectancy for these light utili...
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