HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2025-093 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-093
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CHULA VISTA WAIVING THE COMPETITIVE BIDDING
REQUIREMENTS AND AUTHORIZING THE PURCHASE OF
UP TO TWENTY-TWO FORD INTERCEPTOR UTILITY
VEHICLES FROM SEDANO FORD
WHEREAS, on November 6, 2023, the City of Chula Vista issued Request for Bid (RFB)
# B14-2024 for ten to twenty-five units of 2025 Ford Interceptor Utility Hybrid vehicles for the
Police Department; and
WHEREAS, Sedano Ford was selected because they were the lowest bidder at $58,171.89
per vehicle; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department has purchased the twenty-five vehicles contemplated
in the RFB and is in need of purchasing additional vehicles; and
WHEREAS, based on the vehicle production schedule and current inventory at Sedano
Ford, the vendor has offered to provide the 2025 model at the City’s current contracted price; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Chula Vista Municipal Code (CVMC) section
2.56.70(B)(3) Impractical/Impossible, the City Council may waive the competitive bidding
requirements if determined by resolution of the City Council that the competitive bidding
requirements as applied to that contract are impractical for the City; and
WHEREAS, due to the current economic climate and tariff uncertainty, and the City is
materially better served by waiving the competitive bidding and applying a different purchasing
procedure, consistent with good purchasing practices, and approved by the Purchasing Agent; and
WHEREAS, the Police Department is requesting to waive the competitive bidding
requirements and purchase up to twenty-two (22) Ford Interceptor Utility Vehicles from Sedano
Ford; and
WHEREAS, the total cost for twenty-two (22) Ford Interceptor Utility vehicles is
$1,279,782.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
that it waives the competitive bidding requirements and authorizes the purchase of up to twenty-
two (22) Ford Interceptor Utility vehicles from Sedano Ford, at a cost of $58,171.89 per vehicle,
for use by the Chula Vista Police Department.
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Resolution No. 2025-093
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Presented by Approved as to form by
Roxana Kennedy Marco A. Verdugo
Chief of Police City Attorney
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista,
California, this 10th day of June 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Fernandez, Inzunza, Preciado, and McCann
NAYS: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
John McCann, Mayor
ATTEST:
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO )
CITY OF CHULA VISTA )
I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2025-093 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 10th day of June 2025.
Executed this 10th day of June 2025.
Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk
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