DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide
SUBJECT:
6/12/2014 Annual Contracts
SUMMARY:
An ordinance awarding ten contracts to provide the City with commodities and services on an annual basis for the terms of the contracts, for an estimated annual cost of $1,992,000.00. This ordinance provides the procurement of the following items, as needed, and dependent on the Department's available budget, for the terms of the contracts:
A. TXTOW Corp d/b/a Texas Towing for Towing Services for Vehicles & Equipment, $100,000.00 annually (1 contract, Building and Equipment Services and Fire Departments)
B. Casares Sand Pit & Trucking for Black Soil Products, $76,000.00 annually (1 contract, City Wide)
C. Nesco, LLC for Aerial Lift Truck Rental, $74,000.00 annually (1 contract, Transportation & Capital Improvements)
D. Air Flite, Inc. for Helicopter Parts, Engines, and Repairs, $350,000.00 annually (1 contract, Police)
E. AgH20 Holdings, LLC for Supply of Trees, $306,000.00 annually (1 contract, Parks and Recreation Department)
F. John Deere Landscapes, White Dove Distributing and Winfield, LLC for Herbicides, $41,000.00 annually; $205,000.00 contract period (3 contracts, Transportation & Capital Improvements)
G. Airport Lighting Systems, Inc. for Airport Lighting Parts, Signs, and Accessories, $192,000.00 annually (1 contract, Aviation)
H. 3M Company for 3M RFID Service Agreement, $853,000.00 contract period (1 contract, Library)
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The City of San Antonio utilizes annual contracts for procuring high volume repetitive purchases. Annual contracts are an efficient method of securing the best prices through volume purchasing and reducing large amounts of work related to the bid process. Utilization of annual contracts allows the City to procure numerous different commodities in support of the normal daily operations.
Contracts procured on the basis ...
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