TITLE
Title
PURCHASE OF REPLACEMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHICLES
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Sheriff Danny Rogers (1st Lt. Eric Gordon)
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BACKGROUND
Background
The Guilford County Sheriff's Office is requesting approval to purchase a total of twenty-four (24) vehicles for FY25; two (2) 2024 Ford Transit Cargo vans, four (4) 2025 Ford Police Interceptor Utility SUVs, and eighteen (18) 2025 Dodge Durango Pursuit AWD SUVs. The vendors being utilized for these purchases are Piedmont Trucks of Greensboro, Ilderton Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram of High Point and Deacon Jones Ford of Clinton.
The purchase of these vehicles will replace aging, high mileage vehicles in the Sheriff's Office fleet. The two (2) Ford vans will replace vehicles used in the Court Services Bureau Transportation Division. The four (4) Ford Interceptor SUVs and eighteen (18) Dodge Pursuit AWD Durangos will replace vehicles used by divisions throughout the Sheriff's Office in their administrative and enforcement duties.
The two (2) Ford Transit vans are being purchased from Piedmont Trucks of Greensboro off NC state contract 2510A at a unit cost of $54,734.93 per vehicle for a total two van cost of $109,469.86. Highway use tax of 3% will bring the total to $112,754. The estimated upfit per Transit will be $27,000 each bringing the per vehicle on road cost to $83,377 each. The total estimated price for these vehicles is $166,754.
The four (4) Ford Police Interceptor Utility SUVs are being purchased from Deacon Jones of Clinton off the NC state contract 2510A at a unit cost of $41,367.50 per vehicle and a total cost for the four (4) Ford SUVs of $165,470. Highway use tax of 3% will bring the total to $170,435. The estimated upfit per Ford SUV will be $27,000 each bringing the per vehicle on road cost to $69,609 each. The total estimated price for these vehicles is $278,436.
The eighteen (18) Dodge Pursuit AWD Durangos are being purchased from Ilderton DCJR of High Point off the Sheriff’s Association cooperative contract 22-08-0913RR at a unit price of $41,393.00 per vehicle. The total cost for the eighteen (18) Dodge SUVs will be $745,074.00. Highway use tax of 3% will bring the total to $767,426.22. The estimated upfit per Durango will be $26,000 each bringing the per vehicle on road cost to $68,635 each. The total estimated price for this vehicles is $1,235,430.
The total amount for the purchase of all twenty-four (24) vehicles plus the 3% highway use tax will be $1,050,614.28. The estimated* on road total expenses for these twenty-four (24) vehicles will be $1,680,620.
All three (3) vendors have been approved through the MWBE process and county purchasing has approved the Bid Waiver Justification forms for each of them as well.
*Upfit estimates are based on projected use of vehicles at time of order; however, Sheriff's Office may modify vehicle use assignment upon delivery based off of the needs of the organization.
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BUDGET IMPACT
Budget Impact
NO ADDITIONAL COUNTY FUNDS REQUIRED
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REQUESTED ACTION
Requested Action
1) Approve purchase of two (2) Ford Transit Vans as authorized by the state contract exemption of G.S. 143-129(e)(9) for a total cost of $112,753.96 from Piedmont Trucks off NC state contract 2510A.
2) Approve purchase of four (4) Ford Police Interceptor Utility SUVs as authorized by the state contract exemption of G.S. 143-129(e)(9) for a total cost of $170,434.10 from Deacon Jones Ford off NC state contract 2510A.
3) Approve purchase of eighteen (18) Dodge Durango Pursuit AWD SUVs, as authorized by the cooperative purchasing exemption of G.S. 143-129(e)(3) for a total cost of $767,426.22 from Ilderton Dodge through NC Sheriff's Association Cooperative Contract 220-08-0913RR.
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