To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff
Prepared By:
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Tammy Townsell-Twombly, Lieutenant, Patrol Administration
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Presenter: Tammy Townsell-Twombly, Lieutenant, Patrol Administration
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Subject:
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4:00 PM *Requested Changes to Emergency Vehicle Upfitting
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
The purpose of this meeting is to present a new emergency vehicle upfitter and Defender Supply. If the Board is supportive of this change, this item would move forward to the next available consent agenda.
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Background and Discussion: Due to recurrent supply chain issues, staffing challenges for local upfitting companies, and overall changes to the upfitting industry and automotive manufacturers post-COVID, the ACSO's traditional process of acquiring, equipping, and deploying emergency vehicles is no longer efficient or effective. The limited number of local upfitting companies have waiting lists of up to two years.
As of January 2025, we have a significant backlog of 34 vehicles in our possession waiting to be equipped (some of which date back to 2022). This backlog will be compounded by the impending order of 25 more emergency vehicles for the 2025 budget. Going forward in 2025, we request BoCC approval to add an additional upfitting model to our vehicle replacement process. The new model would use a "ship-thru" upfitter, an out-of-state upfitting company near the automotive manufacturing plant. The vehicle and equipment would be ordered simultaneously through the auto manufacturer. The auto manufacturer would ship the vehicle directly to the upfitter for equipment installation (instead of to the Arapahoe County Fleet as happens under the current process). Once equipped, the vehicle would be delivered to Arapahoe County in a "turn-key" condition, ready for deployment. The "ship-thru" model provides a much quicker turn-around with build times averaging 90 to 120 days from the manufacturer's...
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