Title
Police Motorcycle Lease
Action
Action:
Authorize the City Manager to negotiate a unit price contract with The Bancorp, Inc. for the lease of BMW motorcycles for the term of three years.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Kerr Putney, Police
Nathan King, Police
Explanation
§ The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) currently leases 11 motorcycles primarily for traffic enforcement tasks.
§ An evaluation was conducted by the CMPD Motorcycle and Accident Reconstruction Unit and based on departmental needs, BMW was chosen as the new model.
§ A short term lease was executed in July 2018 for six months.
§ BMW Motorcycles of Charlotte submitted the supplemental lease agreement administered through The Bancorp, Inc.
§ The current lease for the motorcycles expires September 2018. At that time, CMPD plans to lease 10 new 2018 BMW RTPs for a term of three years to replace the current motorcycles in the department.
§ The lease also includes a three year, 60,000 mile warranty, and annual expenditures are estimated at $93,580.
Charlotte Business INClusion
No subcontracting goal was established because there are no opportunities (Part C: Section 2.1 (a) of the Charlotte Business INClusion Policy)
Fiscal Note
Funding: Police Operating Budget