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RESOLUTION NO. 2012- cm 0, <br /> A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF <br /> SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA, APPROVING THE <br /> PURCHASE OF A 2013 GLAVAL ENTOURAGE DIESEL <br /> TRANSIT BUS AND UPGRADES TO TWO (2) ADDITIONAL <br /> BUSES FROM NATIONAL BUS SALES & LEASING INC., IN A <br /> TOTAL AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED ONE HUNDRED ELEVEN <br /> THOUSAND DOLLARS ($111,000.00), ATTACHED HERETO AS <br /> EXHIBIT "A"; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO DO <br /> ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO EFFECTUATE THIS <br /> RESOLUTION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Sunny Isles Beach desires to replace an existing shuttle bus that <br /> is over eight (8) years old and is continuously in need of repair hampering the quality and <br /> consistency of the service to our residents; and <br /> WHEREAS,National Bus Sales & Leasing, Inc. has submitted a quote for a 2013 Glaval <br /> Entourage Diesel Transit Bus, that will seat twenty (20) passengers plus two wheelchair stations, <br /> and it is equipped with a wheelchair lift to meet ADA regulations as well as two foldaway seats <br /> for a potential total capacity of 24 passengers, in an amount of Ninety-Seven Thousand Five <br /> Hundred Forty-One Dollars ($97,541.00), which is a piggyback based on pricing established <br /> through a bid from Miami-Dade County Transit for buses built to the exact same specifications; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the City is also the recipient of two new buses through the American <br /> Resource and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) Program through Miami-Dade County with the <br /> standard equipment to comply with the grant requirements which can be upgraded with security <br /> camera systems and passenger counters through National Bus Sales & Leasing, Inc., in an <br /> amount not to exceed Thirteen Thousand Two Hundred Thirty-Two Dollars ($13,232.00); and <br /> WHEREAS, the City wishes to purchase the bus from National Bus Sales & Leasing, <br /> Inc. and upgrade two additional buses, in a total amount not to exceed One Hundred Eleven <br /> Thousand Dollars ($111,000.00), attached hereto as Exhibit"A". <br /> NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE <br /> CITY OF SUNNY ISLES BEACH, FLORIDA,AS FOLLOWS: <br /> Section 1. Authorization of Purchase. The City Commission hereby authorizes the purchase <br /> of one (1) shuttle bus and upgrades to two (2) new buses from National Bus Sales & Leasing, <br /> Inc. in a total amount not to exceed One Hundred Eleven Thousand Dollars ($111,000.00), <br /> attached hereto as Exhibit "A", which is a piggyback based on pricing established through a bid <br /> from Miami-Dade County Transit. <br /> Section 2. Authorization of City Manager. The City Manager is hereby authorized to do all <br /> things necessary to effectuate this Resolution. <br /> R2012-Purchase of Bus from Natl Bus Sales Page 1 of 2 <br />