Title
Purchase of One (1) Ford Transit 350 Passenger Van
History
The Recreation & Parks Department operates three (3) passenger vans and three (3) buses to support the programs that they offer. The three (3) passenger vans have an average age of 16.3 years, and have severe paint peeling, body corrosion, and intermittent mechanical issues due to age.
Assessing the vehicles’ usage and conferring with the Recreation Administration, it was determined the existing programs could be maintained with one (1) reliable, properly sized passenger van and one (1) spare van.
Ford offers a fifteen (15) passenger Transit 350 van that meets the requirements of the Recreation programs. The purchase of a reliable passenger van would facilitate the replacement of one (1) of the existing vans and the removal of another existing passenger van from the Village’s fleet, reducing the number of Recreation vehicles to five (5).
There are no available state contracts or cooperative purchase contracts for the 2024 Ford Transit vans, and pricing for the vehicles has not gone below manufacturer’s suggested retail price. As such, we reached out to our local Orland Park Ford dealer. Joe Rizza Ford provided a quote for the specified Transit passenger van and discounted it $1,000 from MSRP.
Staff would like to proceed with the purchase of one (1) Ford Transit 350 passenger van from Joe Rizza Ford of Orland Park, Illinois.
Financial Impact
Funds in the amount of $61,680.03 are allocated in account 3008040-570200 for this purchase.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to waive the bidding process and approve the proposal from Joe Rizza Ford of Orland Park, Illinois for the purchase of one (1) Ford Transit 350 passenger van for an amount not to exceed $61,680.03 per quote dated April 10, 2024;
AND
Authorize the Village Manager to execute all related contracts, subject to Village Attorney review.