Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
File #: 19-00148    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract Status: Agenda Ready
In control: Board of Water Commissioners
On agenda: 6/5/2019 Final action: 6/5/2019
Title: The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to enter into Contract No. 6002102 for a term of five (5) years for "Ford Parts, Repairs and Preventative Maintenance Services" with Fairlane Ford Sales, Inc. for a total contract amount of $750,000.00, and authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
Indexes: Finance Committee
Title
The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to enter into Contract No. 6002102 for a term of five (5) years for "Ford Parts, Repairs and Preventative Maintenance Services" with Fairlane Ford Sales, Inc. for a total contract amount of $750,000.00, and authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.

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Agenda of June 5, 2019
Item No.: 19-00148
Contract No.: 6002102
Vendor: Fairlane Ford Sales, Inc.
14585 Michigan Ave.
Dearborn, MI 48126-3454
Total Contract Amount: $750,000.00
Term: 6/21/2019 - 6/20/2024

TO: The Honorable
Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan

FROM: Gary Brown, Director of Detroit Water and Sewerage Department

RE: DWSD Contract No. 6002102
"Ford Parts, Repairs and Preventative Maintenance Services"


MOTION

Upon recommendation of Mamata Burgi, Purchasing Manager, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to enter into Contract No. 6002102 for a term of five (5) years for "Ford Parts, Repairs and Preventative Maintenance Services" with Fairlane Ford Sales, Inc. for a total contract amount of $750,000.00, and authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.


BACKGROUND

DWSD Fleet Operations is responsible for keeping all 552 Ford registered department vehicles in reliable and in working order per the Fleet Final Inventory List dated March 14, 2017. In order to maintain the vehicles, services and parts are required. Much of the maintenance of vehicles is performed in-house which, requires manufacturer-specific parts. In addition to these parts, there are times when vehicles will need to be sent to the vendor for repair and maintenance. In May 2018, the BOWC approved Contract No. 6001441 to Jorgensen Ford Sales, Inc. in...

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