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Purchase of Eleven Light-Duty Pickup Trucks (Nine Replacement and Two Fleet Additions) for various City Departments (Citywide)
This purchase will provide nine replacement vehicles (2014 Ford 1/2-ton pickups) to support operations of various City departments. The nine replacement vehicles have met established criteria and will be retired and sold at auction. The two fleet additions are for new Park Maintenance Assistant positions being added in support of 2012 authorized Parks Bond projects, opening as new park sites this fiscal year (Desert Trails Park, Desert Arroyo Park, Riverview Park and Mariposa Park).
Fleet Services, Parks, Recreation and Commercial Facilities, Development and Sustainability, Solid Waste Management, Water Resources, Police and Purchasing recommend authorizing purchase from the contract with Berge Ford (a Mesa business), at $270,121.64. Two replacements are funded by the Vehicle Replacement Fund ($55,835.38), seven replacements by the Utility Replacement Extension and Renewal Fund ($164,022.20), and the two additions are funded by the Capital-General Fund ($50,264.06).