Agenda Item Wording:
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Award a Contract for 14 New Police Patrol Vehicles - Request authorization to award a purchase contract for fourteen (14) fully marked Police patrol units with National Auto Fleet Group located in Watsonville, CA, in the amount of $1,281,193 for 2026 Dodge Durango's, appropriate $14,130 from General Fund, $106,395 from Measure T, and $122,674 from the Replacement Fund for total appropriations of $243,200.
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Prepared by: Chief Jason Salazar, 713- 4215, Jason.Salazar@visalia.gov; Captain Dan Ford, 713-4151, Daniel.Ford@visalia.gov; Financial Analyst Liz Ybarra, 713-4250, Liz.Ybarra@visalia.gov ; Police Specialist Dexter Valencia, 713-4655, Dexter.Valencia@visalia.gov
Department Recommendation: Request authorization to award a purchase contract for fourteen (14) fully marked Police patrol units with National Auto Fleet Group located in Watsonville, CA in the amount of $1,281,193 for 2026 Dodge Durango's and appropriate $14,130 from General Fund, $106,395 from Measure T and $122,675 for total appropriations of $243,200.
Summary:
The Department annually replaces vehicles as allocated in the budget and in accordance with the City's vehicle replacement policy, which is 10 years and 110,000 miles before replacement is approved. The Police Department currently has thirteen (13) patrol vehicles budgeted for replacement in the Vehicle Replacement Fund and one (1) in Measure N. There are twelve (12) units that meet replacement requirements and two (2) units were approved for replacement by Council at mid-year. It should be noted that an additional $83,660 is being requested through an additional staff report to purchase the radios for these vehicles. This cost used to be included in the upfit of the vehicles; however, upfit vendors are no longer able to make the purchase due to Motorola security requirements.
Background Discussion:
Staff reached out to locate a Statewide contract that would be available to local agencies for new 2026 ...
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