Vehicle Procurement
Vehicle Purchasing
Fleet Services facilitates the purchase of all university-owned vehicles and is available to help you find the best options for your department. To begin the procurement process, we invite you to complete the online university purchase request form for a vehicle or golf cart.
Vehicle Request Form Golf Cart Request Form
Vehicle License & Insurance
All purchased vehicles will be sent to Maintenance and Repair Services and will be licensed and titled to the State of Arizona. All university-owned vehicles, golf carts, and trailers must have a government license plate.
Property Management will bill the annual cost of the required state liability insurance directly to each department's designated account. Insurance premiums are usually billed in November or December, and the actual cost of the insurance varies from year to year.
Vehicle Maintenance Reporting
All procured vehicles must follow the routine maintenance schedules set and scheduled by Fleet Services. All maintenance and repairs will be entered into a fleet management system which will track and record each vehicle’s life cycle. It is the responsibility of departments to have necessary repairs performed on any university vehicle (including golf carts). Maintenance and Repair Services will either perform maintenance services or outsource through a contracted vendor. If for any reason a university-contracted vendor is not available, services may be provided by a ASE-certified vendor or university professional and invoices and any other repair documentation and information must be submitted through the non-contracted vendor maintenance and repair form.
Maintenance/Repair Form
Vehicle Retirement
Fleet Services will determine when a vehicle has reached the end of its life cycle based on mileage, age, and maintenance records and vehicle replacement schedules. Fleet Services will notify departments when a vehicle needs to be replaced and will manage vehicle disposal to help ensure consistent vehicle end-of-life processing.
Frequently Asked Questions
The turnaround time for a department to receive their requested vehicle will vary depending on factors such as vehicle inventory, the time required for Financial Services to create and process the purchase order, and the vehicle's delivery and preparation time.
The current awarded contractors for vehicles are Jim Click and Royal Buick. Tucson Golf Cars is the awarded contractor for golf carts. For information on fleet types, availability, and pricing, departments should contact Fleet Services.
For all questions and information regarding Fleet Services or vehicle and golf cart purchases, departments should contact Lorraine Padilla, Director of Fleet Services, at padillal7@arizona.edu.