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Ell iver <br /> <br />Police Department <br /> <br />Memorandum <br /> <br />ITEM 4.2. <br /> <br />To: <br /> <br />From: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Thomas D. Zerwas, Chief of Police <br /> <br />Date: October 3, 1996 U' <br />Su~ect: AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE POLICE CARS <br /> <br />The police department has obtained local quotes to compare with the <br />Hennepin County Cooperative Purchasing bids that were recently <br />opened and awarded. <br /> <br />We received a quote from Elk River Ford for a 1997 Ford Crown <br />Victoria police vehicle in the amount of $19,866.00 (Saxon Motors <br />did not submit a quote for a full sized police vehicle). This <br />compares to Hennepin County's bid of $19,844.00 for a Ford Crown <br />Victoria. <br /> <br />We received a quote for the mid-sized police vehicle to be used in <br />the investigation division from Saxon Motors in the amount of <br />$16,421.71 on a 1997 Chevrolet Lumina (Elk River Ford did not <br />submit a quote). The Hennepin County bid was $16,628.38 for a <br />Chevrolet Lumina. <br /> <br />I am, therefore, making a recommendation to purchase three (3) 1997 <br />Ford Crown Victorias from Elk River Ford in the amount of <br />$19,866.00 per vehicle. For the mid-sized police vehicle, I am <br />recommending we purchase the 1997 Chevrolet Lumina from Saxon <br />Motors in the amount of $16,421,71. These purchases, if approved, <br />will be paid for with 1997 Capitol Outlay Equipment Certificate <br />funds. The anticipated delivery date will be the first part of <br />January, 1997. <br /> <br />I would also like to purchase the extended warranty for all of <br />these vehicles. We have done this the past several years and have <br />realized a savings on the repair of these vehicles. The extended <br />warranties will cost about $1.000.00 per vehicle. <br /> <br />Our intention with the squads that these replace will be to sell <br />two (2) of them and to offer the best of the three to City <br />Administration for their use. For council information, this will <br />add one vehicle to our fleet which is necessary because of <br />additional officers hired with the COPS FAST grants. <br /> <br />If you have any questions, please give me a call. <br /> <br />TDZ/kma <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 723 · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-2324 · Fax (612) 441-8937 <br /> <br /> <br />