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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 7, 2024 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-o <br /> SUBJECT: Purchase of Vehicles for Planning & Inspections and Emergency Services <br /> Departments <br /> DEPARTMENT: Fleet Services <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Quotes from Modern Chevrolet, LLC Robert Williams, 919-918-4904 <br /> PURPOSE: To approve and authorize Orange County Fleet Services to: <br /> 1) purchase three (3) Chevy Electric Equinox FWD (front wheel drive)vehicles for the purpose <br /> of conducting inspections and performing other duties as needed for the Planning & <br /> Inspections Department; and <br /> 2) purchase two (2) Chevy Silverado 1500 vehicles and one (1) Chevy Silverado 2500 vehicle <br /> for first responders with the Emergency Services Department. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Orange County Planning & Inspections Department is replacing three (3) <br /> vehicles with an average age of 20 years. The vehicles have surpassed their useful life and <br /> increased maintenance costs are substantial. <br /> The Emergency Services Department is replacing three (3) vehicles with an average age of 20 <br /> years. The vehicles have surpassed their useful life which have caused substantial increases in <br /> maintenance costs. <br /> Orange County Fleet Services proposes to purchase these vehicles to provide safe, efficient, <br /> cost-effective service to the residents of Orange County, and purchasing these vehicles will save <br /> the County on fuel and maintenance. Funding for these vehicles were approved in FY 2024-25 <br /> Capital Investment Plan budget process. <br /> The purchase prices for all items are set through a cooperative purchasing agreement by the <br /> Sheriff's Association, which is a service cooperative, and all vehicles will be purchased from the <br /> same vendor— Modern Chevrolet, LLC. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The total financial impact for all vehicles is $261,674.66. The cost <br /> breakdown is: <br />