Agenda Item Request:
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Award of bid to McGovern Auto Group/MHQ for the purchase of Sheriff’s Patrol Replacement Vehicles
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Background and Purpose of Request:
Requestor: Captain Kerry Joyce
Two Vendors out of a total of Five vendors responded to the RFP 2025 new Vehicle request from Cumberland County with McGovern Auto Group/ MHQ beings the lowest RFP received.
Approve the expenditure of $391,468 from the General Revenue budget to purchase (7) seven 2025 Chevrolet 4-wheel drive patrol vehicles at $55,924 each from McGovern/MHQ in Shrewsbury Ma. 01545.
Approve the expenditure of $111,848 from the Standish contract budget to purchase (2) two 2025 Chevrolet 4-wheel drive patrol vehicles at $55,924 each from McGovern/MHQ in Shrewsbury Ma. 01545.
Approve the expenditure of $55,197 from the General Revenue budget to purchase (1) one 2025 Chevrolet Tahoe 4-wheel drive Special Service for CID/Admin from McGovern/MHQ in Shrewsbury Ma. 01545
Five vendors were sent RFP’s by the Finance Director.
Two Vendors responded with RFP’s by the closing date: Quirk Auto Group and McGovern/MHQ Auto Group.
McGovern/MHQ Auto Group submitted the lowest bid.
This purchase would replace the oldest and highest mileage vehicles in the Patrol and CID fleet with the recommendation from Fleet Supervisor Steve Wilkes.
Funding Amount and Source:
Expense a total of $446,665.00 from the 2025-2026 Budget line item 11-106-7345-06 vehicle account.
Expense a total of $111,848.00 from the 2025-2026 Standish contract funds line item 21-212-7345-06 vehicle account.