City of San Antonio - File #: 16-1258

• File #: 16-1258
• Type: Purchase of Equipment
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 2/18/2016
• Posting Language: An Ordinance accepting the bids from Grande Truck Center, Doggett Freightliner of South Texas and Santex Truck Center, LTD to provide 19 replacement medium and heavy duty trucks to the City’s Solid Waste Management, Transportation & Capital Improvements, Aviation, and Parks & Recreation Departments for a total cost of $2,090,386.24, funded from the Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund and Airport Operations and Maintenance Fund. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Director, Finance]

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
2/18/2016	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Finance


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: CityWide


SUBJECT:

Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks



SUMMARY:

This ordinance authorizes acceptance of bids from Grande Truck Center, Doggett Freightliner of South Texas, LLC and Santex Truck Center, LTD to provide 19 medium and heavy duty trucks for a total cost of $2,090,386.24. Funding for this purchase is available from the Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund (ERRF) and Airport Operations and Maintenance Fund.




BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the tabulation of six competitive bids to provide 19 replacement medium and heavy duty trucks for a total cost of $2,090,386.24. The medium and heavy duty trucks includes fifth wheel tractor trucks, a grappler truck, a brush dump body truck, various dump trucks and utility bed/lubrication body trucks.

The Invitation for Bid (IFB) was evaluated based on the published bid specifications. The low bids for items 2, 3 and 9 were submitted by Silsbee Ford but were deemed not as specified since warranty parts and service were not available within a 50 mile radius of San Antonio City Hall from and by a factory-authorized dealer. Low responsive bids for items 2, 3 and 9 are recommended for award to Grande Truck Center which is a local business. Therefore, application of the Local Preference Program was not required.

Low bids for items 5, 6, 8 and 10 are recommended for award to Doggett Freightliner of South Texas, LLC and Santex Truck Center, LTD which are both local businesses. Therefore, application of the Local Preference Program was not required.

The low bid for item 7 was submitted by Santex Truck Center, LTD but was deemed not as specified since major warranty service is not available within a 50 mile radius of San Antonio City Hall from and by a factory-authorized dealer. The low responsive bid for item 7 is recommended for award to Grande Tru...