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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />MEETING DATE JANUARY 6, 1992 <br />Ei <br />ACTION AGENDA <br />ITEM NO. YM- <br />S <br />SUBJECT: BID AWARD; SHERIFF'S VEHICLES <br />DEPARTMENT: PURCHASING AND CENTRAL SERVICES PUBLIC HEARING YES _X —NO <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: DAVID CANNELL <br />EXT: 2651 <br />PHONE NUMBERS: HILLSBOROUGH 732 -8181 <br />HILLSBOROUGH 732 -9361 <br />CHAPEL HILL 967 -9251 <br />MEBANE 227 -2031 <br />DURHAM 688 -7331 <br />PURPOSE: To authorize the purchase of fifteen (15) Law Enforcement <br />vehicles for the Sheriff's Department. <br />BACKGROUND: Funds were allocated in the 1991 -92 vehicle replacement <br />for the purchase of fifteen (15) Law Enforcement four - <br />door sedans for the Sheriff's Department. In the past the <br />vehicles have been purchased through the State Contract. <br />However, the State has not awarded the contract for <br />this year. <br />Article 20 of Chapter 160A of the General Statutes of North <br />Carolina allows for cooperative purchasing. The City of <br />Raleigh has a cooperative purchasing agreement with the <br />Triangle J Regional Council of Governments. Capital <br />Ford, Inc. in Raleigh was awarded Raleigh's Bid Number 91- <br />38 for Law Enforcement Vehicles. The costs are; $11,720.00 <br />for Crown Victorias and $10,350 for Ford Tauruses. The <br />Sheriff is considering utilizing up to four (4) the mid -size <br />Taurus for investigators. The State Contract price for full - <br />size Law Enforcement vehicles in 1990 -91 was $12,398.25. <br />RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends the purchase of (15) Law Enforcement <br />vehicles from Capital Ford, Inc. for a sum not to exceed <br />$175,800.00. <br />