Title
Police Vehicles - Bid Award
History
The 2014 Fiscal Year Budget includes a Board approved line item in the amount of $178,500.00 for the purchase of seven (7) unmarked sedan pursuit vehicles for the Police Department.
Legal notices for all vehicles were placed in the SouthtownStar Newspaper on Thursday, August 07, 2014. Four (4) bids were received. Sealed bids were opened by the Village Clerk’s Office on Thursday, August 21, 2014(see attached bid tab document). The lease option is not available for pursuit type vehicles. Joe Rizza Ford of Orland Park, Illinois, was the lowest responsive bidder. Their bid price for the seven (7) Ford Police Interceptor Sedan vehicles is $171,766.07, providing delivery within 125 days after receipt of purchase order.
On September 2, 2014, this item was reviewed and approved by the Public Works Committee and referred to the Board for approval.
Financial Impact
Funds are available in Account #010-5006-470200 for the purchase of the police vehicles.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve awarding the bid for seven (7) 2014 Unmarked Ford Police Interceptor Sedan Pursuit Vehicles to Joe Rizza Ford of Orland Park, Illinois, in an amount not to exceed $171,766.07.