Finance Committee Page 3
November 2, 2016
ON THE QUESTION
Alderman Siegel
It looks like one of the trade-ins is for an unmarked and we are getting what appear to be the marked cruisers
in return, is that the case?
Mr. Brain Sojka, Fleet Supervisor, Nashua Police Department
We are replacing two traffic cars and those are both unmarked vehicles and they are going to stay as
unmarked vehicles.
Alderman Siegel
Okay, in looking at it didn’t seem that way to me but that’s fine, especially given the nature of...because they
are going to be traded in for Interceptors, right?
Mr. Sojka
Yes, the two traffic cars. We have a Caprice right now and we have a Dodge Charger and we are going to be
replacing them with a utility and a sedan, the Ford Taurus sedan.
Alderman Siegel
Mr. Kooken, | am all in favor of the M-H-Q purchase because clearly we get great pricing through them but |
am curious why we don’t have any local dealerships involved in this consortium? We are spending a
considerable amount of money and it’s going to Massachusetts. Again, it’s the right thing to do for the city, it’s
a good value but | am wondering if there is some way to get more participation from local businesses so they
can reap some of the benefits of our city’s spending.
Mr. Kooken
When we use M-H-Q, because of the contractual arrangement with them, we aren't required to bid to anybody
else and we typically don’t. It goes directly to them.
Alderman Siegel
| think you misinterpret what | am saying. | definitely understand that is the whole point of going through them.
| am wondering if there is any way for the city to encourage our local vendors to participate in that consortium
so that they can reap the benefits. Have we reached out to local vendors to say look, here’s a program where
we are purchasing a significant amount of vehicles and we’d really like to see Nashua get that business if
possible.
Mr. Kooken
| have not but | certainly can.
Alderman O’Brien
We are ordering specialty vehicles and M-H-Q is in the business of making police and fire and those types of
vehicles so this also includes the MDT which is the computer system and that is all set up and provided by
M-H-Q, correct? When we purchase the vehicle it is going to come in all tacked out and ready for street
service, is that correct?
Mr. Sojka
Which ones would this pertain to?
