Title
Resolution Approving the Terms of a Service Agreement between the City of Hampton and the Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority (HRHA) to Provide Fleet Service and Maintenance and Repair of HRHA Vehicles and Authorizing the Execution thereof
Purpose
PURPOSE/BACKGROUND:
The Hampton Redevelopment and Housing Authority (“HRHA”) provides opportunities that revitalize communities, enhance the quality of life and provide a link to housing and self-sufficiency. To carry out this mission, the HRHA uses a fleet of approximately twenty-four (24) vehicles. Understandably, these vehicles must be dependable in order to support its programs; therefore, transportation represents a significant cost element for the HRHA. These costs are not limited to direct expenses for items such as repairs, asset replacement and fuel, but also include the substantial indirect cost of lost employee productivity when vehicles are out of service for maintenance and repairs.
Currently, the HRHA contracts its vehicular maintenance and repair services to several vendors. The HRHA wishes to change this fragmented and costly approach to vehicular maintenance and repair services. To that end, the HRHA approached the City of Hampton Department of Fleet Services (an Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) “Blue Seal” vehicle maintenance and repair operation) for possible assistance. After several meetings, the HRHA staff concluded that the Department of Fleet Services is an entity that would focus on asset management activities that conserve the value of equipment investments and will provide the HRHA with value added services that result in lower fleet ownership costs.
The City’s arrangement with the HRHA will be a “win-win” in that the HRHA obtains a service provider that understands their needs and will meet such needs effectively, responsively and professionally. Also, the City strengthens its historical support for HRHA’s mission and programs. Finally, revenues received from the HRHA t...
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