Report to Mayor and City Council
Wednesday, July 05, 2023
Consent
SUBJECT:
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CONSIDER APPROVAL OF THE PURCHASE OF ONE NEW ELECTRIC POWERED FORD 2023 TRANSIT CARGO VAN PREVIOUSLY APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON MARCH 7, 2023 (CITY COUNCIL)
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I. SUMMARY
The Public Works Department is seeking approval to purchase a new electric Ford Transit Cargo Van (W9C) T-350 148" Med RF 9500 GVWR RWD (Van) which was previously presented for Council approval at the March 7, 2023, City Council Meeting (Exhibit 2). The amount that was presented and approved by the City Council on said date was based on an estimate quote from the supplier which did not include the sales tax and tire charges and ultimately resulted in staff being unable to purchase the two Vans. Consequently, staff proceeded with procuring one of the Vans due to the immediate needs of the Custodial operations.
With anticipated supply chain delays impacting the availability of a few of our current fleet purchases, staff has obtained an updated quote for the second Van in the amount of $61,836.95 (Exhibit 3) in order to secure our purchase with the vendor who has one Van available at this time.
The Purchasing Manager has waived the bidding requirements and requirement to enter into a contract, as permitted under the Carson Municipal Code Section 2611(g) (bidding) and Section 2605(b) (Exhibit 5).
II. RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
TAKE the following actions:
1. WAIVE the formal bidding procedures as defined by the Carson Municipal
Code, Section 2610; and
2. AUTHORIZE the Purchasing Manager to issue a Purchase Order in the
amount not to exceed $61,836.95 for purchase of one new electric powered Ford 2023 Transit Cargo Van (W9C) T-350 148" Med RF 9500 GVWR RWD.
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III. ALTERNATIVES
TAKE another action the City Council deems appropriate, and consistent with the requirements of the law.
IV. BACKGROUND
Section 2611(g) of the City's Municipal Code ("CMC") allows City, through its Purchasing Man...
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