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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/public-works <br />Item # 13 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br />Staff Report <br />November 21, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Purchase of a Ford Super Duty F-550 Truck for the Public Works Water <br />Resources Division <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Award a Purchase Order to National Auto Fleet Group for One Ford Super Duty F-550 <br />Truck, in an Amount Not to Exceed $200,647 (Specification No. 23-158) (Non -General <br />Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize a one-time purchase and payment of purchase order to National Auto Fleet <br />Group for one Ford Super Duty F-550 Truck in the amount of $180,647, plus a <br />contingency amount of $20,000, for a total amount not to exceed $200,647, subject to <br />non -substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Public Works Agency's (PWA) Parks, Fleet, and Facilities Division is responsible <br />for the acquisition, maintenance, repair, and replacement of vehicles, trucks, and <br />maintenance equipment. The Fleet Services section maintains an equipment <br />replacement schedule and works with departments to routinely replace vehicles that <br />have surpassed their useful life cycle. <br />The PWA Water Resources Division oversees and maintains the daily operations of the <br />City of Santa Ana's water and sanitary sewer system. The Water Resources Division is <br />requesting a new service truck to replace an aging vehicle utilized substantially by <br />Sewer Maintenance Services. The existing vehicle is from model year 2012 and has <br />exceeded its useful life. The vehicle is primarily used to transport pipe bursting <br />equipment needed to efficiently replace sewer laterals with structural deficiencies. <br />Replacing this vehicle with a more reliable and efficient vehicle is essential to ensure <br />the continued delivery of high -quality sewer services to the residents of Santa Ana. <br />Santa Ana City Ordinance No. NS-2312 authorizes the City to purchase against <br />contracts from any public agency utilizing a competitive bid process. Sourcewell, a <br />cooperative government purchasing agency, awarded a contract to National Auto Fleet <br />