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TO: Mayor Richard C Irvin
FROM: Lt. William Hull / Lt. Rick Robertson
DATE: 06/20/2019
SUBJECT:
A Resolution to extend our current leasing contract with Enterprise Leasing of Chicago, 1050 N Lombard Rd, Lombard, Illinois for an additional three year vehicle rental agreement period for the Aurora Police Department, to be recommended to the Public Health, Safety, and Transportation Committee on July 09, 2019.
PURPOSE:
To continue the service of Enterprise Leasing of Chicago to provide rental vehicles to the Aurora Police Department. These vehicles would be essential for use in undercover investigations; not having them would prevent effective gang and drug related operations.
BACKGROUND:
The Aurora Police Department has the responsibility to respond to a number of criminal offenses; some of which include Gang Activity, Illegal Narcotics Sales, Prostitution and Burglaries, to name a few. One proactive measure is to conduct operations utilizing undercover and unmarked vehicles in an attempted to catch criminals engaged in these types of criminal activities. Using rental vehicles in this capacity gives the Aurora Police Department Personnel the advantage of operating within the location of potential, crime ridden neighborhoods without being easily detected. Historically the Aurora Police Department has used rental vehicles for these reasons.
In 2016, the City published an Invitation to Bid (16-17), where we received bids from both Enterprise Leasing of Chicago and Hertz. The most responsible bidder was Enterprise Leasing of Chicago. The Finance Committee approved the bid proposal received from Enterprise Leasing of Chicago for the Aurora Police Department. The current contract is set to expire at the end of July 2019. Enterprise Leasing has agreed to keep the leasing prices the same and is open to extend the terms of the current contract with the City of Aurora, Aurora Police Department for an additional three years.
DISCUSSION:
The use of undercover / u...
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