From
Glenda C. Peterson, Street Operations Supervisor
Title
Price agreement for highway safety and traffic control products from Centerline Supply, LTD through a national inter-local agreement with BuyBoard at an estimated annual cost of $200,000 for one year with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods totaling $600,000 if all extensions are exercised and authorize the City Manager to execute the renewal options with aggregate price fluctuations of the lesser of up to $50,000 or 25% of the original maximum price so long as sufficient funding is appropriated by the City Council to satisfy the City's obligation during the renewal terms.
Presenter
Gabriel Johnson, Public Works Director
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
This contract will be for various City departments to utilize for the purchase of highway safety and traffic control products such as highway/traffic/parking lot products; pavement marking supplies/equipment; delineation products/object markers; road signs; fire hydrants; wheel wash systems; locking systems on an as needed basis.
Chapter 271.102 of the Local Government Code authorizes local governments to participate in a cooperative purchasing program with another local government or local cooperative organization. In lieu of competitive bidding, items and services may be purchased through such agreements and the agreements have already been bid by the sponsoring entity or agency. The City of Grand Prairie has master inter-local cooperative agreements with various entities including BuyBoard.
The BuyBoard is able to save money by pooling the impressive purchasing power of their members, which include hundreds of school districts, municipalities, counties, other local governments, and non profits across Texas. They use the power of numbers as leverage to get better prices with the same vendors we use now.
Centerline Supply, LTD through their BuyBoard contract offers 10% discounts on all highway safety and traffic contr...
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