City of San Antonio - File #: 15-2649

• File #: 15-2649
• Type: Purchase of Equipment
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 5/21/2015
• Posting Language: An Ordinance accepting the bid from Doggett Freightliner of South Texas, LLC to provide the Parks and Recreation and Transportation and Capital Improvements departments with 18 Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks for a total cost of $1,788,060.00, funded through the Equipment Replacement and Renewal Fund and Stormwater Operating Fund. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Director, Finance]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
5/21/2015	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Finance


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide


SUBJECT:
Purchase of Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks


SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the acceptance of a contract with Doggett Freightliner of South Texas, LLC to provide the Parks and Recreation and Transportation and Capital Improvements Departments with 18 Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks for a total cost of $1,788,060.00, to be funded through the Equipment Replacement and Renewal Fund (ERRF) and Stormwater Operating Fund.



BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the attached tabulation of two bids to provide the Parks and Recreation and Transportation and Capital Improvements Departments with 18 Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks for a total cost of $1,788,060.00. These units will be purchased from Doggett Freightliner of South Texas, LLC on the basis of low competitive bid.

This purchase will provide a total of 18 replacement units, which will consist of 16 fifth wheel tractor trucks and 2 brush chipper trucks for the Parks and Recreation and Transportation and Capital Improvement departments. One fifth wheel tractor truck is a replacement unit for the Parks and Recreation Department for a cost of $84,711.00 and 17 units are for the Transportation and Capital Improvement department for a cost of $1,703,349.00. The fifth wheel tractor trucks will be used to pull heavy trailers to transport heavy equipment and construction materials throughout the City and the 2 brush chipper trucks will be used with a portable brush chipper/shredder for tree trimming and brush shredding. The life expectancy of all equipment is 96 months.

Based on thorough research and knowledge of the industry, the Building and Equipment Services Department, Fleet Acquisitions Division could not identify any viable alternative fueled equipment that would be available to meet the current requirements.

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