TO: Honorable Mayor & Members of the North Port Commission
FROM: Peter D. Lear, CPA, CGMA, City Manager
TITLE: Approve Utilization of the City of Cape Coral Contract CON-PW18-10MM with Lightning Wireless Solutions, Inc. for Emergency Vehicle-Associated Equipment and Graphics for an Estimated Total of $8,009.
Recommended Action
Approve utilization of the City of Cape Coral Contract CON-PW18-10MM with Lightning Wireless Solutions, Inc. for emergency vehicle-associated equipment and graphics for an estimated total of $8,009.
Background Information
The Police Department is proposing to retrofit Ford Explorer, CID 73180 to facilitate a K-9 Unit. The Ford Explorer, CID 73180 would replace the Ford Explorer, CID 73198 which was totaled as a result of a vehicle fire. Currently, the Police Department has four (4) K-9 Handlers and five (5) K-9 vehicles. One (1) of these five (5) vehicles is a spare vehicle available to any of the four (4) K-9 Handlers if needed. This spare vehicle is presently being utilized as a K-9 Unit vehicle until the K-9 Unit vehicle lost during the fire is replaced.
While the City Procurement code allows the utilization of piggyback agreements, the City Manager's policy requires all procurements exceeding $100,000 to be presented to Commission for consideration. Although this expenditure is $8009.00, with prior Commission approvals included, fiscal year expenditures with this vendor will exceed $200,000.00.
Strategic Plan
Efficient & Effective Government
Financial Impact
Funding in the amount of $8,009 is available in the Fiscal Year 2020 Police Department Budget, Project Number PD20VH, account number 001-2100-521.64-00, Law Enforcement/Capital Equipment.
Procurement
This service is being procured pursuant to Chapter 2 - Administration, Article VIII - Procurement, Section 2-403 - Exemptions, (a), (4), a, of the Code of the City of North Port, Florida, the utilization of other governmental or public entity contracts to procure goods...
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