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Chief Administrative Office, Procurement and Contracts Division, recommending the Board declare a 2008 Ford F450 Ambulance (VIN No. 1FDXF47R98ED23935, JPA Tag No. 120) currently assigned to the Emergency Services Authority as surplus and approve the trade-in of the vehicle's chassis.
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Fiscal Impact
None
Reason for Recommendation
This vehicle is mechanically failing to the point of being unreliable and unsafe to be driven as an emergency vehicle by the Emergency Services Authority due to these issues. The Board is asked to authorize the trade-in of the ambulance chassis (VIN #1FDXF47R98ED23935, JPA Tag #120), while the patient box will be retained by the Emergency Services Authority and mounted on a new 2014 Dodge chassis.
Property determined to be surplus to the needs of various departments is offered to other County departments in accordance with Purchasing Ordinance 3.12.190 - Surplus Pool. The attached list of "surplus property" reflects those items that remain surplus to the needs of the County. The Purchasing Agent will dispose of said property in accordance with the Purchasing Ordinance as noted in Section 3.12.210 and Section 3.12.220 thereof by means of auction, direct sale or donation.
Action to be taken following approval
Upon approval of the recommendation, the Purchasing Agent shall dispose of said chassis by trade-in, for the purchase of a new chassis.