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Resolution to Approve the Purchase of Four Police Patrol Vehicles, One Heavy Duty 4X4 Pickup, Eight Full Size Cargo Vans, and Four Small Sport Utility Vehicles from Berger Chevrolet (Oakland County $355,569.15)
Memorandum
The attached resolution authorizes the purchase of four 2013 Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit Vehicles (PPV) at $26,563.85 each, one 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Crew Cab, 4X4 Pickup at $23,347.75, eight 2013 Chevrolet Express 2500 cargo vans at $18,706.75 each and four 2013 Chevrolet Equinox SUVs at $19,078.00 each for a total of $355,569.15 from Berger Chevrolet, Grand Rapids, 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 patrol vehicles listed on this resolution will replace vehicles that will have reached the 80,000 miles limit or their 6 year age limit in the next year.
The standard patrol vehicle used by the Police Department was the Ford Crown Victoria, which was retired last year. The Police Department and Fleet Services are currently evaluating all the pursuit rated vehicles from the three major manufacturers.
The Police Department is currently evaluating a Dodge Charger patrol vehicle, a Chevrolet Caprice patrol vehicle, a Ford Police Interceptor - Sedan, and a Ford Police Interceptor - Utility. Both Ford products are getting prepped for service at this time and there is one additional Chevrolet Caprice on order. The initial results on the Dodge Charger show a lot of problems with the front suspension and electrical issues. The Chevrolet Caprice has an excessively long order time with the unit pending delivery on order for over one year.
For this fiscal year, Police have requested that four Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit Vehicles be purchased on this resolution and three Ford Police Interceptor - Sedans be purchased ...
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