Oxnard--The Public Works and Transportation
Committee approved a purchase order with Fleet Services Incorporated Tuesday, October 25, for Heavy Duty Equipment Parts and Supplies. The purchase order will not exceed $750,000 and will be for a three-year term that can renew in one-year increments until November 30, 2025, upon agreement by both parties. Fleet Services fund 741 will pay for the agreement through fiscal year 22-23, and subsequent funding will be requested during the annual budget process.
Fleet Services Division Manager Jose Arreola presented the video and said the Fleet Services Division performs maintenance and repairs on the City’s 946 fleet vehicles and equipment valued at over $51 million and includes about 100 heavy-duty trucks and trailers, including but not limited to, refuse trucks, dump trucks and semi tractor-trailers.
“In order to maintain these types of equipment, the staff needs to have the ability to acquire original equipment manufacturer OEM, unused, non-remanufactured parts in addition to aftermarket parts,” he said. “Currently, these parts have been procured through City Agreement A-149 with AutoZone, which primarily sells auto and light truck parts.”
Arreola noted that AutoZone outsources and marks up specialized truck parts used to repair the City’s medium and heavy…
