DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Aerial Trucks
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the acceptance of offer from Grande Truck Center of San Antonio, Texas to provide the City of San Antonio Transportation and Capital Improvements and Parks and Recreation departments with five Aerial Lift Bucket Trucks for a total cost of $669,074.00. Funding in the amount of $505,851.00 is available through the FY 2019 Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund (ERRF) Budget, and $163,223.00 is available from the FY 2019 General Fund Budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the attached offer from Grande Truck Center to provide the Transportation and Capital Improvements (TCI) Department and Parks and Recreation Department with four replacement aerial trucks for a total cost of $505,851.00 and Parks and Recreation Department with one additional aerial truck for a total cost of $163,223.00. These aerial trucks are used on a daily basis and are critical for the maintenance and operation of the City's traffic signals, park tree trimming and maintenance.
This purchase will provide four replacement units and one additional unit to the City's fleet. The four replacement units will be funded through the City of San Antonio's Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund (ERRF) and the additional unit will be funded through the General Fund for a total cost of $669,074.00 which includes a $400.00 BuyBoard Cooperative Fee. Currently, there are 28 aerial trucks operating in the City's fleet. This procurement will increase the number of aerial trucks to 29.
These units will be purchased from Grande Truck Center utilizing the Texas BuyBoard contract number 521-16 and will be made in accordance with the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative passed on Ordinance Number 97097 dated January 30, 2003.
The Texas BuyBoard Cooperative is administered by the Texas Munic...
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