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AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A LINKING AGREEMENT WITH LZ DELTA, LLC, DOING BUSINESS AS GOAZ MOTORCYCLES, FOR THE PURCHASE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT BMW MOTORCYCLES
Staff Contact: Jack Friedline, Director, Public Works
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to authorize the City Manager to enter into a Linking Agreement with LZ Delta, LLC, doing business as (dba) GOAZ Motorcycles, for the purchase of four (4) law enforcement BMW motorcycles in an amount not to exceed $111,582.08 for the City of Glendale fleet.
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Background
The vehicles requested for purchase would replace existing Police Department motorcycles that exceed the replacement schedule for police motorcycles currently set at seven years or 75,000 miles, dependent on use and maintenance history. These motorcycles are included in the Vehicle Replacement Fund (VRF) schedule and meet the criteria for replacement.
GOAZ Motorcycles was awarded a bid by the State of Arizona to provide police motorcycles described in the Statewide Law Enforcement Motorcycles Contract. Staff is requesting to utilize the Cooperative Purchasing Agreement which permits cooperative use by other governmental agencies including the city. Contract No. ADSPO13-038704 was awarded on January 3, 2013 and is effective through January 2, 2017.
Cooperative purchasing allows counties, municipalities, schools colleges and universities in Arizona to use a contract that was competitively procured by another governmental entity or purchasing cooperative. Such purchasing helps reduce the cost of procurement, allows access to a multitude of competitively bid contracts, and provides the opportunity to take advantage of volume pricing. The Glendale City Code authorizes cooperative purchases when the solicitation process utilized complies with the intent of Glendale's procurement processes. This cooperative purchase is compliant with Chapter 2, Article V, Division 2, Section 2-149 of the Gle...
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