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Purchase of Golf Carts and Batteries (B)
This item requests that the City Commission approve the purchase of 20 electric golf carts, 4 new support vehicles and 55 battery sets for Ironwood Golf Course.
Explanation
Ironwood Golf Course has an existing fleet of 75 electric golf carts and 5 support vehicles (2 ranger carts, 2 beverage carts and 1 ball picker golf cart). This equipment has a life span of 5 years; currently it is in its 8th year of use, well exceeding its designated life span. Rather than deploying these carts for use by clients, Ironwood has been utilizing serviceable parts from the worst of the fleet to refurbish the rest of its fleet. With the advent of Ironwood's grand re-opening, Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs (PRCA) is requesting to replace/trade-in the 20 worst golf carts and refurbish the remaining 55 carts of the existing fleet with new batteries and cables. PRCA will also trade in the 2 existing ranger carts, 1 beverage cart and 1 ball picker and replace those with new vehicles. With the purchase of the additional carts and batteries this will make the fleet serviceable for the public to use when Ironwood reopens in late October.
PRCA is requesting to use EZ-GO as a specified source for this purchase, as their product is already in place. By purchasing the replacement and additional support vehicles by the same vendor and of the same model and same color as the existing fleet, Ironwood can maintain fleet consistency for maintenance purposes, permitting PRCA to centralize the Ironwood fleet with one vendor for warranty, parts and service issues.
Fiscal Impact
Funding for this purchase is available in the Ironwood Surcharge Rollover Fund. This is a request to use a portion of that funding, in an amount not to exceed $109,685.
Recommendation
The City Commission approve the purchase and issuance of a purchase order in an amount not to exceed $109,685 to EZ-GO for the golf carts, support vehicles and batter...
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