Title/Name/Summary
Agreement for Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Services with Joe Rizza Ford of Orland Park
History
Earlier this year, as part of a Village-wide Early Retirement Incentive (ERI), several retirements took place. These retirements provided an opportunity to reevaluate the Village’s operations and staffing. At the same time, the current COVID-19 pandemic, and the resulting financial impacts, triggered the need to reevaluate staffing and more cost effective ways to conduct the Village’s core business.
Originally, the Village’s Fleet Division included a Vehicle and Equipment Operations Manager, three (3) full-time mechanics, an inventory specialist, and a maintenance worker. As part of a Village-wide early retirement program, the Division was reduced to two (2) full-time mechanics and one (1) maintenance worker; all under the oversight of the Assistant Director of Public Works. The inventory specialist position was replaced with a contracted services agreement through NAPA Integrated Business Solutions (IBS).
At the August 3, 2020 Village Board meeting, following a competitive RFP process, the Village Board approved a contract with Mercury Associates to conduct a comprehensive assessment of the Village’s fleet management operations, and the development of specific recommendations regarding the overall size, condition, maintenance and replacement of its publicly-owned vehicles and equipment. The eventual resulting analysis, recommendations, report and action plan will identify opportunities to improve current processes and reduce costs, as well as be used as a guide for budgeting and prioritizing maintenance and general capital replacement and assisting the Village in determining the remaining useful life of each surveyed capital asset.
At the time the Board concurred with the elimination of the positions in the Vehicles and Equipment Division, staff recommended utilizing a portion of the salary savings to outsource vehicle maintenance responsi...
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