REPORT TO STADIUM AUTHORITY BOARD
SUBJECT
Title
Action to Award a Purchase Order to PCP Motorsports to Purchase Kawasaki Utility Vehicles for Levi's Stadium Events (Santa Clara Stadium Authority CapEx Project)
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Ensure Compliance with Measure J and Manage Levi's Stadium
BACKGROUND
Public safety personnel (such as police, fire and emergency medical personnel) use utility vehicles, commonly known as "Side by Sides," to quickly access hard-to-navigate places and small spaces normally inaccessible to full-size vehicles. Side by Sides resemble a golf cart, complete with an overhead roll cage for safety, a bench seat for transport, and rear flatbed and all-terrain tires to carry specialized gear.
With the opening of Levi's Stadium in 2014, the Santa Clara Stadium Authority (Stadium Authority) purchased five Side by Sides. Subsequently, five additional units have been purchased to bring the number of units currently in the fleet to ten. In addition to the ten current units, two units were very recently purchased in March 2024 (also purchased from PCP Motorsports), at a cost of $39,200 which was budgeted for that purpose in the Stadium Authority Fiscal Year (FY) 2023/24 Capital Expense (CapEx) Budget. These two units have not yet been delivered, but when received, will bring the total inventory to twelve.
The Police and Fire Departments were the first departments in the City of Santa Clara (City) to purchase and utilize Side by Sides associated with the massive footprint of event day operations at Levi's Stadium. This mobility fleet is maintained by the City's Fleet Maintenance Division of the Public Works Department (Fleet Division). The Fleet Division developed maintenance and replacement schedules according to the owner's manual to address normal wear (e.g., fuel filter, air filter, oils and fluids, grease, etc.). It is important to note, hours, idle time and slow creeping are equally as hard on vehicles with high RPM motors as miles, contrib...
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