DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Purchase of Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks and Trailers
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes acceptance of bids from Alamo City Chevrolet, Ancira Motor Company, Cooper Equipment Co., Doggett Freightliner of South Texas, LLC, Grande Truck Center, Grapevine DCJ, LLC., Gunn Chevrolet LTD, H&E Equipment Services, Rush Truck Center, Santex Truck Center and Superior Trailer Sales to provide 59 medium and heavy duty trucks and trailers for a total cost of $4,871,842.62. Funding for this purchase is available from the Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund (ERRF), the Storm Water Fund, and the Fleet Services Fund.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the tabulation of 18 competitive bids to provide 56 replacement medium and heavy duty trucks and trailers for the total cost of $4,376,240.62 and three additional trucks for a cost of $495,602.00 for a total cost of $4,871,842.62.
This equipment includes thirteen heavy duty pickup trucks with various bodies, three mobile mechanic trucks, one horticulture chipper truck, one welder/compressor truck, fifteen dump trucks, seven 5th wheeled tractor trucks, two brush tractors, one basin cleaner truck, four water tanker trucks, one auger truck, five trailer, one aerial bucket truck, one fuel and lube transport truck, two large flatbed trucks and two recycle bin transport box trucks.
The Invitation for Bid (IFB) was evaluated based on the published bid specifications. The low bid for item 1 is recommended for award to Alamo City Chevrolet, a local business. Therefore, application of the Local Preference Program (LPP) was not required.
The low bid for items 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 11 and 16 are recommended for award to Ancira Motor Company, a local business. Therefore, application of the Local Preference Program (LPP) was not required.
The low bid for items 4, 14, 21 and 22 are recomm...
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