Committee endorses use of $500,000 state appropriation to buy mobile command vehicle and SRT gear
January 06, 2025 | Mauldin, Greenville County, South Carolina
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Mauldin’s Public Safety Committee voted to forward to full council a plan to spend a $500,000 state appropriation on a mobile command post vehicle and equipment for the Police Department’s Special Response Team (SRT).
The committee meeting on Jan. 6 heard staff say the state Department of Public Safety awarded $500,000 to Mauldin for those purchases. City staff recommended awarding the vehicle contract to Mobile Specialty Vehicles (MSV) as the lowest responsive bidder and allocating $375,000 of the appropriation toward purchase, equipping and delivery of the command vehicle and $125,000 toward SRT equipment replacement.
The Police Department described a multi-month procurement that began with vendor and agency research in mid-2024, a request for proposals issued in December 2024 and 11 bids or quotes received by the Jan. 3, 2025 closing. Staff said they evaluated vehicle build quality, installed components, delivery times, warranties and price. MPD staff told the committee MSV met the department’s specifications and could deliver more quickly than some other bidders; staff said MSV had a unit available on the lot and quoted a 4–6 month delivery if the city accepted that unit.
Staff said the proposed SRT purchases would replace personal protective gear, less-lethal devices and operational equipment to enhance officer and public safety. The $125,000 SRT breakdown presented to the committee included $53,000 for personal protective equipment, $15,000 for less-lethal equipment and $57,000 for operational equipment.
Committee members asked about vehicle lifespan and procurement timing. Staff said similar vehicles used by other South Carolina agencies have lasted roughly 15 years and that the city expects a 4–6 month build/delivery timeline from MSV. The vendor’s operation was described as based in Indiana.
After discussion, the committee voted unanimously to forward to full council a recommendation to authorize the capital expenditure plan funded by the state appropriation, to select MSV as the responsive bidder and to allocate $375,000 to the vehicle and $125,000 to SRT equipment.
The committee recorded the vote as unanimous; the recommendation will go to full council for final approval and contract execution.
The committee meeting on Jan. 6 heard staff say the state Department of Public Safety awarded $500,000 to Mauldin for those purchases. City staff recommended awarding the vehicle contract to Mobile Specialty Vehicles (MSV) as the lowest responsive bidder and allocating $375,000 of the appropriation toward purchase, equipping and delivery of the command vehicle and $125,000 toward SRT equipment replacement.
The Police Department described a multi-month procurement that began with vendor and agency research in mid-2024, a request for proposals issued in December 2024 and 11 bids or quotes received by the Jan. 3, 2025 closing. Staff said they evaluated vehicle build quality, installed components, delivery times, warranties and price. MPD staff told the committee MSV met the department’s specifications and could deliver more quickly than some other bidders; staff said MSV had a unit available on the lot and quoted a 4–6 month delivery if the city accepted that unit.
Staff said the proposed SRT purchases would replace personal protective gear, less-lethal devices and operational equipment to enhance officer and public safety. The $125,000 SRT breakdown presented to the committee included $53,000 for personal protective equipment, $15,000 for less-lethal equipment and $57,000 for operational equipment.
Committee members asked about vehicle lifespan and procurement timing. Staff said similar vehicles used by other South Carolina agencies have lasted roughly 15 years and that the city expects a 4–6 month build/delivery timeline from MSV. The vendor’s operation was described as based in Indiana.
After discussion, the committee voted unanimously to forward to full council a recommendation to authorize the capital expenditure plan funded by the state appropriation, to select MSV as the responsive bidder and to allocate $375,000 to the vehicle and $125,000 to SRT equipment.
The committee recorded the vote as unanimous; the recommendation will go to full council for final approval and contract execution.
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