2008-06-20 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii County Police Commission Regular Session Minutes June 20, 2008 Page 5 purchasing more vehicles. AC Ferreira stated that with his experience in SUV's, it is difficult to see. He will verify that the vehicles they acquired have beeping sensors. They are looking to buy 15 more vehicles. ➢ AC Ferreira gave a report on the newly purchased blue and white vehicles. He stated that it was reported in the West Hawai'i Today that they paid $20,000 more than Honolulu Police Department. As provided by the County Finance Division, the actual bid price for Honolulu was $41,244. The actual bid price for the Hawai'i County Police Department was $61,995. The newspaper decided not to include the equipment installed in the vehicle - -the computer system, radio, and window bars. These ran something in the area of $17,895 that Honolulu did not pay. Honolulu did not have that equipment installed and did not pay for that equipment. If they were to include that equipment into their bid price, the comparison total would come out to $61,995 to $59,884, some $3,000 less. The equipment they ( Hawai'i Police) installed in their vehicles included the computer and the mobile data terminal. The laptop was installed into a docking station in the trunk of the vehicle. A keyboard and monitor equipment was installed in the front of the vehicle. Honolulu Police Department leases this equipment, so they did not have to purchase it outright, and that was not included in their price. Also included in their vehicle was a pre - installed radio system -- the radio, the siren, and all the controls that officers would need to operate their radio. This was not included in Honolulu's price. It was pre - installed by the vendor. Honolulu Police Department has a vehicle maintenance division that takes care of all their vehicles. They do all their own installations and do not have to outsource it, so that's not included in their price. Also included in their vehicle was the cost for window bars. The back of the vehicle is where the detainees are normally placed when they are being transported. It consists of bars on both side windows. These bars also have metal faces that go all the way to the bottom of the doors. This prevents someone from kicking the doors and damaging it. The vehicle also has a roll bar that prevents the detainee from moving or kicking the glass out. There is also a partition separating the back cabin from the front. There is also protective glass on the back of the vehicle, to protect the back glass. All of these items were included in their purchase price. Honolulu Police Department got it out of their old vehicles. They took equipment from their old vehicles and placed it in the new vehicles. They did not purchase new equipment. Comparatively, if you look at it, this is where the cost difference is. Hawai'i County Police asked for a turnkey car delivered to them. The only thing they had to put on it was the license plates. The laptop is removable and has a docking station. However, it is not operational yet because they have not acquired contracts for the wire signals. Hopefully, they will have the contract within the next two months.