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Resolution to Approve the Purchase of Two Vehicles from Gorno Ford (MiDeal Bid - $93,926.00)
Memorandum
The attached resolution authorizes the purchase of two 2021 Ford Mach-E AWD sedans at $46,963.00 each for a total of $93,926.00 from Gorno Ford, Woodhaven, Michigan
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 vehicles listed on this resolution will replace two vehicles that will have reached the contractual limit in the next year.
The Mach-E is an all-electric, small crossover vehicle that is new on the market. The City will be purchasing AWD models to address winter weather concerns. The vehicle is rated at approximately 210 miles per charge with AWD.
Production of the basic (Select trim) Mach-E is not expected to begin until February or March 2021. With uncertainty on how many vehicles have been pre-ordered, staff does not expect to receive the vehicles until next fall, well after the contractual replacement deadlines for the two outgoing vehicles. The Police Department has reached out to the union to request a Memorandum of Understanding to extend the contractual replacement deadlines for the two outgoing vehicles.
As a fully electric vehicle, this purchase is consistent with many of the City's established sustainability efforts including the Green Fleets Policy and the A2 Zero Plan.
The Fleet and Facilities Unit reviewed the bids of the cooperative purchasing programs of the State of Michigan, Oakland County, and Macomb County. Only the State of Michigan MiDeal program currently has the vehicle available and Gorno Ford was the lowest responsive bidder to that cooperative purchasing program (MiDeal contract #071B7700181).
Gorno Ford complies with the requirements of the City's Conflict of Interest and Non-Discrimination ordinances.
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