City of San Antonio - File #: 16-1261

• File #: 16-1261
• Type: Purchase of Equipment
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 2/18/2016
• Posting Language: An Ordinance accepting the bids from Nueces Power Equipment, Holt Cat and Associated Supply Company to provide 14 replacement heavy equipment machines to the City’s Transportation and Capital Improvements, Parks and Recreation, and Solid Waste Management Departments for a total of $2,215,264.00, funded from the Equipment Renewal and Replacement 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:

Heavy Equipment



SUMMARY:

This ordinance authorizes acceptance of bids from Nueces Power Equipment, Holt Cat and Associated Supply Company to provide 14 replacement units for existing heavy equipment for a total of $2,215,264.00. Funding for this purchase is available from the Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund (ERRF).




BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the tabulation of nine competitive bids to provide for the replacement of 14 pieces of heavy equipment for a total cost of $2,215,264.00. The equipment includes wheeled articulated loaders, tracked milling machine, wheeled motor graders, six ton double drum vibratory roller, loader backhoes and a dozer crawler.

Low bids for items 1, 6, 7 and 8 are recommended for award to Nueces Power Equipment and Associated Supply Company, which are non-local businesses. In accordance with the Local Preference Program, no local preference was applied since the local bidder is not within 3% of the recommended lowest non-local bidder.

The low bid for item 2 is recommended for award to Nueces Power Equipment, which is a non-local business. There were no responsive bids submitted from local bidders for this item, therefore the Local Preference Program was not applied.

Items 3 and 4 are recommended for award to Holt Cat who is the low responsive bidder and a local business. Therefore, application of the Local Preference Program (LPP) was not required.

This equipment will be utilized by the Parks & Recreation, Solid Waste Management, and Transportation & Capital Improvements Departments for material and earth handling functions throughout the City.




ISSUE:

This contract will provide two units for the Parks & Recreation Department, one unit for the Solid Waste Management Department, and eleven units for the Transportat...