REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 27, 2017
FROM: BRIAN R. MARSHALL, Director
Department of Transportation
BY: JIM SCHAAD, Assistant Director
Department of Transportation
TIM OLDAY, Fleet Manager, Public Safety
Department of Transportation
SUBJECT
Title
Award a purchase contract in the amount of $167,255.13 to Stommel Inc. dba Lehr Auto Electric for the purchase of hardware packages for the police patrol sedans (City-wide) (Bid File 3536)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council award a purchase contract in the amount of $167,255.13 for the purchase of nineteen (19) sets of hardware packages to up-fit nineteen (19) police patrol sedans.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Council recently approved the purchase of 19 police patrol sedans for the Police Department Student and Neighborhood Resource Officers (SNROs) and the Adult Compliance Team (ACT). The nineteen (19) units require additional hardware to make each police patrol sedan operational for the SNROs and the ACT. Fleet Management completed a competitive bid for nineteen (19) packages of the necessary hardware. The hardware package includes push bumpers, gun locks, computers, prisoner transport seats and cages, and other safety equipment. The packages will be delivered to the City of Fresno and upon delivery will be installed into the police patrol sedans.
BACKGROUND
The Police Department requires nineteen (19) hardware packages to up-fit the recently purchased police patrol sedans. The hardware package is necessary to complete the police patrol sedans for the SNROs and the ACT. The hardware package consists of prisoner partitions, push bumpers, computers for GPS/Data/Reports, and all other equipment necessary to carryout law enforcement duties.
A competitive bid was prepared and advertised to perspective bidders on March 3, 2017, and 21 perspective bidders opened and reviewed the bid file. Four responses were received in a public opening on March 14, 2017. The proposal from the apparent lowe...
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