Finance Committee Page 4
November 2, 2016
Alderman O’Brien
The Interceptors that we are talking about.
Mr. Sojka
The utilities that we are replacing, we are taking most of the equipment out of the old utilities and transferring it
over to the new ones. There is a little bit of changes with the utility with the front end and back end of the
vehicle so there was a little bit of equipment that we had to purchase but the majority of it is transferred to the
new vehicle.
Alderman O’Brien
What | am saying with the new purchasing of the new Interceptors is that they are going to come with a police
package and that’s what is provided by M-H-Q?
Mr. Sojka
Yes.
Alderman O’Brien
Is that why we go to that specific dealer because they are capable of doing that?
Mr. Sojka
Yes and they have the state bid that we are buying off of, yes, with M-H-Q. We have actually bought off of
New Hampshire State Bid in the past but the problem is that it comes in so late into the year, usually
November. By the time that we receive the state bid pricing from New Hampshire we are already missing cut-
off dates on ordering these vehicles. That’s why we don’t buy locally.
Alderman Siegel
| appreciate that in that there is at least an opportunity but then there is this problem with them not getting...is
there a remedy for that? Clearly that is problem and |’m sure it’s not unique to Nashua but it seems pointless
to even have a consortium, if by the time that they are giving us announced pricing it’s irrelevant. Is there any
follow-up that’s been done to the state agency that coordinates this to say hey, can you do us a favor and get
on the stick a little quicker? | don’t think that’s necessarily the role of the NPD but it’s more that | am curious
because again, I’d like to see some ability to do more business locally.
Mr. Kooken
| actually was in touch with them earlier this week and they are close to having the program in place but right
now there are no automobile vehicles or SUV’s available on the New Hampshire State Contract. That should
be fixed in the next week to 10 days but you are right, it is like why is it so late in the season that they are able
to do that. They have had it removed from the state contract now for a while. | actually contacted them and
asked when the vehicles were coming back.
Mayor Donchess
Who do you deal with at the state level?
Mr. Kooken
The purchasing office in Concord, he responds quickly so | can follow-up with him.
