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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pw <br />Item # 23 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />June 21, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Utility Golf Cart Purchase <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Award Purchase Orders to Mars Cars, LLC in the Amount of $84,524 for Four EZ-GO <br />Express Utility Carts (Specification No. 22-085), and to Turf Star, Inc. in the Amount of <br />$83,361 for Three Toro GTX Electric Golf Carts (Specification No. 22-087) (General and <br />Non-General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />1. Authorize a one-time purchase and payment of purchase order to Mars Cars, LLC in <br />the amount of $81,524, plus a contingency of $3,000, for a total amount not to exceed <br />$84,524, for four EZ-GO Express Carts, subject to non-substantive changes approved <br />by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />2. Authorize a one-time purchase and payment of purchase order to Turf Star, Inc. in the <br />amount of $75,861 plus a contingency of $7,500, for a total amount not to exceed <br />$83,361, for three Toro GTX Electric Golf Carts, subject to non-substantive changes <br />approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Public Works Agency’s Fleet Services Division is responsible for the acquisition, <br />maintenance, repair, and replacement of vehicles, trucks, and maintenance equipment. <br />The Fleet Services Division is assisting the Parks, Recreation and Community Services <br />Agency in replacing two golf carts that are obsolete, and adding two golf carts to the fleet, <br />to be used for the Park Host program. Additionally, the Fleet Services Division is assisting <br />the Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Agency in purchasing three utility golf <br />carts for grounds maintenance. <br />Santa Ana Ordinance No. NS-2312 authorizes the City to utilize purchase contracts for <br />any public agency utilizing a competitive bid process. Sourcewell (formerly National Joint <br />Powers Alliance), awarded a contract to E-Z-GO, a division of Textron (Contract No. <br />122220-JCS) for procurement of Utility Transport Vehicles as a result of open competitive <br />bidding on behalf of its members, which includes government agencies. Mars Cars LLC <br />is an authorized dealer offering the E-Z-GO contract.