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INDIAN RIVER COUNTY OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET PURCHASING DIVISION CONSENT AGENDA 8E DATE: TO: THROUGH: March 9, 2015 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Joseph A. Baird, County Administrator Jason Brown, Director, Office of Management and Budget FROM: Jennifer Hyde, Purchasing Manager SUBJECT: Request by VFW for Donation of Excess SRA Van BACKGROUND: SRA Van #190 (Fleet 875, Asset 22843 and VIN 1FDWE35L55HB24835), a 2006 Ford E350 Turtle Top Van, has exceeded its useful life and has been determined to be excess to the needs of Indian River County. A completed disposal form is attached. The van lacks an operational wheelchair lift and the door doesn't operate properly. SRA was approached by representatives of Sea Scout Ship 501, a Boy Scouts of America program, requesting the van be donated to their organization. Florida Statutes authorize the County to donate or sell surplus property to private nonprofit agencies as defined in s. 273.01(3). Sea Scouts are not designated as a nonprofit, however Sea Scout Ship 501 is sponsored by VFW Post 10210, which has been designated as a private nonprofit in accordance with Florida Statutes. The VFW has requested the van be donated to them so that they may, in turn, donate it to Sea Scouts. Although the van may have been purchased with Federal Transit Administration funds, because the vehicle has exceeded its useful life requirements, it can be disposed of with no required reimbursement to FTA. Both the MPO staff and SRA approve the donation of the van to the VFW. Two like -model vans were sold at the County -sponsored auction on November 8, 2014. One (a 2007) sold for $900 and the other (a 2006) for $3,000. The condition of this van is stated to be in like or better condition to the two sold at auction. The County participated in an auction hosted by the Sheriff's Department on February 28, 2015, and there are currently no immediate plans for another auction. 29