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Resolution to Approve the Purchase of Vehicles from Signature Ford (Macomb County Cooperative Purchasing - $97,112.00)
Memorandum
The attached resolution authorizes the purchase of one 2022 Ford E-Transit 350 Cargo Van at $50,086.00 and one 2022 Ford E-Transit 350 Cargo Van at $47,026.00 for a total of $97,112.00 from Signature Ford, Owosso, Michigan. This resolution includes both police and non-police City vehicles. The E-Transit Van is a full sized, fully electric van that has an expected range of about 125 miles.
Police Vehicles: The City's labor contracts with the Ann Arbor Police Officers Association and the Ann Arbor Police Supervisors require that vehicles used by their members will not be driven more than 80,000 miles or 6 years, whichever comes first. The police vehicle listed on this resolution will replace a vehicle that will have reached the contractual limit in the next year.
Other City Vehicles: One of the primary objectives of the Fleet and Facilities Unit is to ensure that the City maintains a fleet that is reliable and affordable. One of the ways that we do this is by establishing a replacement schedule for each class of vehicle. This does not mean that once a vehicle hits the preset age that it is automatically replaced. When a vehicle comes up on the replacement schedule, we use a two-step evaluation process. The first step looks at five categories, including the vehicle's age, miles/hours of use, type of service, reliability, maintenance and repair cost. The second step consists of the Fleet Service Supervisor's review of the vehicle repair history and general condition. Each category has point values that are assigned as follows:
AGE - one point for each year the vehicle is in service
MILES/HOURS - one point for each 10,000 miles or 330 hours of service
TYPE of SERVICE - one point for light duty use to five points for severe duty use
RELIABILITY - average # of work orders per month (1 <.25, 2 =.25 to .50, 3 =.50 to .75, 4=.7...
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