DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: CityWide
SUBJECT:
Purchase of Trailers
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes acceptance of contracts with Holt Texas Ltd. d/b/a Holt Cat, Cooper Equipment Co. and Grande Truck Center to provide Transportation and Capital Improvements and Solid Waste Management departments with nine trailers for a total cost of $541,356.00 funded through the Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund (ERRF).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for City Council Consideration and action is the tabulation of five competitive bids to provide nine trailers for the total cost of $541,356.00. The trailers include two flat bed dovetail trailers, two live bottom trailers with hydraulic tarp covers and five semi-rear ejector brush trailers with hydraulic tarp covers.
The Solid Waste Management Department will receive six trailer replacements and Transportation & Capital Improvements Department will receive three replacements. This equipment will be used to support brush, debris, asphalt materials, and other hauling requirements by the two departments.
ISSUE:
This contract will provide a total of nine trailers to the Solid Waste Management and Transportation & Capital Improvements Departments. All nine Trailers are replacement units within the Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund.
The life expectancy for these trailers is 96 months.
This equipment has a one year warranty; 100% parts and labor, for any manufacturer's defects for items of its manufacture. Warranty shall commence from the date the City accepts delivery of vehicle.
Due to the lack of small, minority, and/or women businesses available to provide these goods, the SBEDA Program did not apply to this solicitation.
The recommended awards are to local businesses. Therefore, application of the Local Preference Program was not required.
The Veteran-Owned Business Program does not apply ...
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