Lakewood Schools To Buy 2017 Jeep Wrangler

LAKEWOOD, OH - The Lakewood School District is looking to purchase a 2017 Jeep Wrangler 4 x 4 for snow plowing in tight spaces and hauling. The district says it is currently accepting bids for the Jeep.

A spokesperson for the district said the 2017 Jeep would replace a 2003 Jeep the district has been using for a decade and a half. After all those years of use, the spokesperson said the Jeep is "really old" in an email to Patch.

The district is going to acquire the Jeep through a bidding process. Sealed bids are being accepted at the Lakewood City School Board of Education building, 1470 Warren Road. The bidding process will close at 11 a.m. on April 11.

According to Kelley Blue Book (which compares costs for new and used cars) a 2017 Jeep Wrangler Sport will cost approximately between $23,300 and $24,300. You can see that price and other 2017 Jeep Wrangler prices by clicking here.

In the district's five-year forecast it anticipated spending $2,081,751 on supplies and materials in 2017, up from $1,910,847 in 2016. You can see the full forecast by clicking here.

To see the announcement of the bidding process, you can click here.

Photo of 2003 Jeep Wrangler from Greg Gjerdingen, Flickr