From
Douglas "Bud" Taylor
Title
Purchase of one (1) new Kenworth T440 6x4 truck ($133,389.82) with dump body, and one (1) new Kenworth T270 truck ($93,407.50) with dump body from Texas Kenworth Co dba MHC Kenworth-Dallas, respectively for a combined total of $226,797.32 through national interlocal agreements with BuyBoard and Sourcewell
Presenter
Gabe Johnson, Director of Public Works
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
These vehicles will either replace existing vehicles in the fleet or add to the fleet according to the city replacement/improvement schedule. The purchase of the vehicles is possible due to current budgeted funds for other operating items being reduced due to inability to complete because of vendor restrictions/shut downs caused by COVID and staff change reallocations for other tasks due to COVID.
Chapter 271.102 of the Local Government Code authorizes local governments to participate in cooperative purchasing programs with other local governments or local cooperative organizations. In lieu of competitive bidding, items and services may be purchased through such agreements as they have performed the bidding processes by the sponsoring entities or agencies. The City of Grand Prairie utilizes existing master, inter-local cooperative agreements with various entities including the Buyboard and Sourcewell interlocal agreement.
Buyboard allows us to save money through "economies of scale", with the pooled purchasing power of their members. They include hundreds of school districts, municipalities, counties, other local governments, and nonprofit entities across Texas. They use the power of numbers as leverage to get better prices with the same vendors we use now. A fee of $400 is due in order to use Buyboard contract # 601-19 effective date December 01, 2019 and expiring November 30, 2022. Sourcewell contract #081716-KTC was effective November 15, 2016 with a contract expiration date of November 15, 2020.
Financial Consideration
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