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Police, Public Works, and Recreations Vehicle Purchases
History
Utilizing the fleet assessment conducted in 2021, vehicles and equipment developed a long-term vehicle replacement plan in order to standardize the fleet and maintain an appropriately aged fleet to minimize maintenance costs.
The 2025 Fiscal Year Budget includes the replacement of thirteen (13) vehicles. These new vehicles will be replacements and adhere to the Village vehicle standards. The twelve (12) vehicles that are being replaced at this time are attached in Exhibit A. The thirteenth vehicle will be purchased at a later date.
Three (3) of the police vehicles will be repurposed to replace high-mileage Community Service Officer vehicles. All of the replaced vehicles will be auctioned to recover a portion of the new vehicle cost.
Currie Motors Ford of Frankfort, Illinois, currently holds the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative (SPC) contract for Ford Transit vans, and Sutton Ford of Matteson, Illinois, has the SPC contract for Ford trucks and the State of Illinois Joint Purchasing contracts for Police Utility Interceptors.
Paccar chassis are the Village standard for heavy duty class 7 and 8 trucks, and JX Peterbilt of Joliet, Illinois, holds the Sourcewell contract for Peterbilt trucks.
Staff recommends utilizing the SPC contracts 207, 222, 225 and 226, and proceed with the purchase of one (1) Ford Transit 250 van, one (1) Transit 350 Passenger van, two (2) Ford F350 Crew Cab trucks, one (1) Ford F350 Chassis truck and one (1) Ford F450 Chassis truck.
Staff recommends utilizing Sourcewell contract #032824-PMC and proceeding with the purchase of two (2) Peterbilt 548 chassis trucks.
Staff recommends utilizing the State of Illinois Joint Purchasing contract and proceed with the purchase of four (4) Ford Police Utility Interceptors.
This agenda item is being considered by the Committee of the Whole and the Village Board of Trustees on the same night.
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