City of Lawrence

Finance Department

 

MEMORANDUM

 

DATE:

March 15, 2010

 

 

TO:

David L. Corliss

 

City Manager

 

 

FROM:

Alan D. Landis

 

Purchasing Specialist

 

 

ONE (1) SPORTS UTILITY VEHICLE – POLICE DEPARTMENT – #B1013

 

The Police Department requested bids for a sports utility vehicle.  This vehicle is requested for patrol after departmental analysis of operational needs during the winter of 2009-2010, as approved by the City Manager 02/01/2010 and as accepted by the City Commission on consent agenda 02/09/2010.  The vehicle being used now will be moved to the Detective fleet that will replace an old unmarked car.

 

Laird Noller Automotive’s bid is within 1% of Shawnee Mission Ford’s bid, therefore the local preference policy applies.  This purchase was approved in the 2010 budgeting process.

 

VENDOR

TOTAL

Shawnee Mission Ford

$  28,407.00

Laird Noller Automotive

28,530.00

Don Hatton Chevrolet

28,622.00

Ed Bozarth Chevrolet

29,135.00

Roberts Auto Plaza

34,385.00

Overland Park Jeep, Dodge, Chrysler

No Bid

 

Recommendation Action: 

Apply local purchasing preference policy and award bid for one sports utility vehicle for the Police Department to Laird Noller Automotive for $28,530.00. (Police/Patrol)

 

 

cc:

Dave Corliss

Jonathan Douglass

Chief Olin

 

Cynthia Wagner

Bobbie Walthall

Morley Bregman

 

Diane Stoddard

Diane Trybom