Police Electric Vehicles

City of Newport, KY

Invitation to Bid

Police Electric Vehicles

The City of Newport Police Department is accepting sealed bids for four (4) new 2026 Tesla Model Y long-range rear-wheel drive vehicles.

Bid specifications are available on the City website https://www.newportky.gov/Bids.aspx?BidID=27 or can be picked up from the City Clerk’s office at 998 Monmouth, 2 ^nd Floor, Newport, KY 41071, Telephone 859.292.3668. Any questions about the bid specifications should be directed to Lt. Col. Herschel Day at 859.801.9763.

All sealed bids shall be delivered to City Clerk Tiffany Myers, 998 Monmouth St., Newport, KY 41071, before 10:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, June 4, 2025, at which time the bids will be publicly opened and read aloud. All bids shall be in a sealed envelope with the “Police Tesla Vehicle Bid” clearly marked in the bottom left corner. The City of Newport is not responsible for the premature opening of or failure to open a sealed bid that is not properly addressed or identified. All information on the bid form shall be typed, written, or printed in ink. Please do not use whiteout or correction tape on the bid form; doing so may result in the rejection of the bid.

The City of Newport reserves the right to reject all bids and waive all formalities in the award of the bid.

Local resident bidders may be eligible for a Kentucky resident bidder’s preference pursuant to KRS 45A.

Published on the city website on May 28, 2025.