DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: CityWide
SUBJECT:
Light, Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks, Vans and Heavy Equipment
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes acceptance of bids from Cooper Equipment Co., Doggett Freightliner of South Texas, Grapevine DCJ, LLC, Gunn Chevrolet, LTD, H & E Equipment Services and Vermeer Texas-Louisiana to provide 14 light, medium and heavy duty trucks, vans and heavy equipment for a total cost of $1,599,861.71. 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 15 competitive bids to provide 14 replacement light, medium and heavy duty trucks, vans and heavy equipment for the total cost of $1,599,861.71. This purchase includes one brush tub grinder, one pneumatic tired roller, two utility bed crane trucks, one chipper truck, two trailer mounted water tankers, two aerial trucks, two mini vans and three half-ton full size pick-up trucks.
The Invitation for Bid (IFB) was evaluated based on the published bid specifications. Item 1 was deleted since there were no bids received that met specifications and will be rebid at a later time.
The low bid for item 2 was submitted by Doggett Equipment Services Group LTD but the loader reach, cab rotation and grinding system did not meet published bid specifications. The low responsive bid was submitted by Vermeer Texas-Louisiana, a non-local business. There were no responsive bids submitted from local bidders for this item.
The low bid for item 3 is recommended for award to Cooper Equipment Co. which is a local business. Therefore, application of the Local Preference Program was not required.
The low bids for items 4 and 5 were submitted by Grande Truck Center Bid #1 but the transmissions offered did not meet published bid specifications. The low responsive bids were submitted by Doggett Fre...
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