REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
November 5, 2024
FROM
SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator
SUBJECT
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Purchase Order with Soares Automotive, Inc. dba Victorville Chevrolet for 2025 Chevrolet Malibu LX Sedans
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue a non-competitive Purchase Order to Soars Automotive, Inc. dba Victorville Chevrolet for the purchase of 18 2025 Chevrolet Malibu LX sedans, in an amount not to exceed $504,000.
(Presenter: Kelly Welty, Chief Deputy Director, 387-3760)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Approval of this item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). Sufficient appropriation has been included in the Sheriff/Coroner/Public Administrator's (Department) 2024-25 budget (4430001000) for the purchase of the 2025 Chevrolet Malibu LX sedans (Chevrolet Malibu) in the amount of $504,000.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The Department's Automotive Division acquires a combination of sedans, utility vehicles, prisoner transport vans, undercover vehicles, and off-highway vehicles for safety operations and is responsible for monitoring all the vehicles in the Department's fleet, including maintenance and repairs.
Approval of this item will authorize the Purchasing Agent to issue a non-competitive Purchase Order to Soares Automotive, Inc., dba Victorville Chevrolet (Victorville Chevrolet) for the purchase of 18 2025 Chevrolet Malibus in an amount not to exceed $504,000.
PROCUREMENT
Since 2022, the Department's fleet of non-patrol vehicles has included the Chevrolet Malibu based on lower cost and operational needs. General Motors, the manufacturer of the Chevrolet Malibu, is no longer accepting orde...
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