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Resolution to Approve the Purchase of Three Police Patrol Cars and One Police Sport Utility Vehicle from Gorno Ford (State of Michigan $98,453.00)
Memorandum
The attached resolution authorizes the purchase of three 2013 Ford Police Interceptor- Sedans at $23,800.00 each and one 2013 Ford Police Expedition with Special Service package at $27,053.00 for a total of $98,453.00 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 patrol vehicles listed on this resolution will replace police patrol vehicles that will have reached the 80,000 miles limit and a police patrol SUV that will reach its 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 Interceptor - Utility. Both Ford products are getting prepped for service at this time and there is one additional Chevrolet Caprice on order. The initial result on the Dodge Charger shows 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 FY13, Police have requested that three Ford Police Interceptor - Sedans be purchased on this resolution and four Chevrolet Tahoe Police Pursuit vehicles be purchased on a separate resolution. With the initial review results of the Charger and the Caprice, it appears that the Interceptor-Sedan will likely be the replacement vehicle for...
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