2.1.1. The contractor shall install law enforcement and emergency equipment and accessories in Boone County Sheriff Department's vehicles in accordance with specifications contained herein regarding seven (7) different configurations further detailed herein. The County will provide all law enforcement specific and/or emergency equipment for installation. The contractor shall provide all tools, miscellaneous hardware and supplies necessary for the installation, and all labor. The contractor's installation/upfit of all vehicles shall result in fully operational equipment/accessories that perform in accordance with manufacturer requirements and recommendations. 2.1.2. For the purposes of the contract, the terms "utility" and "sedan" will typically refer to a Ford Interceptor Utility Vehicle and other Ford product marketed to government fleets, i.e., pursuit rated and special service vehicles). The contractor shall understand and agree that the County reserves the right to select other vehicles to fulfill specialized needs associated with the fleet. 2.1.3. Unless otherwise stated, the County will provide all the equipment for the installation. The contractor shall be responsible for providing all miscellaneous hardware (i.e. clamps, nuts, bolts, screws, etc. not already included with new or transferred equipment), all primary and secondary wire not provided as part of an aftermarket harness, and all fuses that are necessary to complete the installation. 2.1.4. As needed, shop supplies such as wire connectors, relays, solder, wire, fuse holders, distribution blocks, loom, switches, etc., shall be provided by the contractor and included in quoted total pricing for the completed configuration installation as quoted on the Vendor Response and Pricing Pages. The County shall not be billed per item for any fittings or wiring necessities to complete the installation. 2.1.5. The contractor may use their own custom bracketry and/or other custom components if the County determines that such items increase efficiency and/or the quality of the vehicle upfit. If the contractor desires to bill the County separately for the use of customized items, prior written approval from the Fleet Manager must be obtained by the contractor. The Fleet Manager may request additional information as to why the brackets are necessary. If requested, the custom items must be itemized on the equipment itemization of the invoice. 2.1.6. The contractor must provide storage space to accommodate equipment drop-shipped to the contractor because items will be drop-shipped (e.g., K9 vehicle inserts, prisoner partitions, plastic prisoner seats, etc.). Drop shipped equipment will typically be palletized equipment that isn’t practical for the County to deliver to the contractor in a new vehicle. 2.1.7. The County will deliver all vehicles to the contractor for vehicle upfitting. Because of the administrative time and costs involved for the County, the contractor's upfitting location shall be located within a 200-mile radius of Columbia, Missouri. 2.1.8. The contractor shall provide an authorized Whelen installer to install Whelen parts. The Boone County Sheriff’s Department primarily uses Whelen emergency equipment (e.g., emergency lighting, siren speakers, and siren controllers). The Whelen Core is the primary siren controller used in the marked enforcement vehicles...
