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Plantation council approves nine police vehicles; other vehicles sent to open bid after debate over procurement exemptions
Summary
After public testimony from local dealer Plantation Ford and long discussion on procurement practices, the City Council amended a procurement exemption to approve nine police vehicles tonight and directed staff to put remaining vehicle purchases out to competitive bid.
The Plantation City Council voted to approve the purchase of nine police vehicles while sending the remaining vehicle purchases on the city's consent agenda out for competitive bid, following a lengthy discussion about procurement exemptions and local vendor participation.
Councilmember Kelly Horland moved to amend the original motion so the nine police vehicles would be approved on the Florida Sheriffs Association (FSA) contract and the remaining vehicles would go out to bid; Councilmember Fadgen seconded. The council approved the amendment on a roll call vote (Anderson: yes; Andrew: yes; Fadgen: yes; Horland: yes; Reinstein: no).
The amendment followed public testimony from Mike Hooley of Plantation Ford, who told the council he could match or beat the FSA price and deliver vehicles quickly. "I can beat this…
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