Statewide Clean Cities Conference

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Statewide Clean Cities Conference

• Don Fontenot
• State Purchasing Officer
• Office of State Purchasing

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Parishes Covered by EPACT(Department of Energy,
Energy Policy Act)

• E. Baton Rouge
• Livingston
• W. Baton Rouge
• Jefferson
• Orleans
• Plaquemines
• St. Bernard

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Parishes Covered by EPACT Continued

• St. Charles
• St. James
• St. John the Baptist
• St. Tammany
• Bossier
• Caddo
• Webster

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Louisiana Property Assistance Agency (LPAA)

• Determines how many FFV the state must purchase
  (within EPACT zones)
• GVW of 8,500 lbs or less
• 75 of all vehicles must be FFV
• Approximately 1400 AFV in states fleet
• 150 AFV vehicles purchased in 2006
• LA is a leader in this program

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Alternative Fuel Vehicles

• AFVs Available on Contract

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E 85 Vehicles
Dodge Durango 2WD 17,907.00 Dodge Durango
4WD 20,269.00 Dodge ½ Ton Work Truck
14,862.00 Dodge ½ Ton P/U Reg. cab
2WD 14,816.00 Dodge ½ Ton P/U Reg. cab
4WD 15,730.00 Dodge ½ Ton P/U Quad cab
2WD 16,221.00 Dodge ½ Ton P/U Quad cab
4WD 19,207.00
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E 85 Vehicles

• Dodge Caravan Cargo Van
  15,070.00
• Dodge Caravan 7 Passenger 14,263.00
• Dodge Grand Caravan 7 Passenger 16,381.00
• Chevrolet Tahoe Police Special Use
  28,295.00
• (Law Enforcement Only)

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Low speed electric vehicles now available on
State contract

• Columbia Eagle 2 passenger 6,988.00
• Columbia Eagle 4 passenger 8,660.00
• Columbia Eagle 6 passenger 11,579.00
• Columbia SUV-S (short bed) 7,751.00
• Columbia SUV-L (long bed) 8,385.00
• Contact
• Lona Gros, State Purchasing Officer
• [phone]
• Lona.gros_at_la.gov

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Long Bed Utility SUV-L
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2007 Gasoline Vehicles vs Flex Fuel Vehicle Bids

• Mid-size Sedan Gasoline 14,336.00
• Mid-size Sedan FFV 16,843.00
• Difference 2,507.00
• Gas vehicle awarded

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2007 Gasoline Vehicles vs Flex Fuel Vehicle Bids

• Compact Pick-up Truck FFV 16,036.00
• Compact Pick-up Truck Gas 15,339.00
• Difference 697.00
• Only Gas Truck Awarded

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2007 Gasoline Vehicles vs Flex Fuel Vehicle Bids

• ½ Ton P/U 2WD (WT) FFV 13,884.00
• ½ Ton P/U 2WD (WT) Gas 12,348.00
• Difference 1,536.00
• Only Gasoline Truck Awarded

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Hybrid Vehicles

• Hybrid vehicles do not qualify as AFV.
• OSP will bid on an as needed/requested basis.
• OSP has not received any request for hybrid
  vehicles.

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The Office of State Purchasing attempts to award
as many AFV vehicles as possible however, due
to the increased cost of these vehicles this is
not always feasible.
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Who to Contact?

• Bobby Hill, State Fleet Manager (225)
  342-6855 Bobby.Hill_at_LA.GOV
• Don Fontenot, State Purchasing Officer (225)
  342-9200 Don.Fontenot_at_LA.GOV

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Questions?