From
Mike Joy
Title
Purchase and prepayment to replace one (1) truck from Siddons-Martin of Denton, using the Buy Board cooperative agreement at a total cost of $1,478,966.10 after discounts from chassis prepayment discount, 100% prepayment discount, contract discount, and aerial prepay discount totaling $100,544.40 along with equipment purchases of $21,033.90 through established price agreements
Presenter
Robert Fite, Fire Chief
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The purchase to replacement Fire Truck One (1), along with related make ready, tools, and equipment are planned to be purchase for FY 2020/2021. The cost for the replacement unit is $1,478,966.10 after discounts totaling $100,544.40 for prepayment and dealer discounts, through the Buy Board from Siddons-Martin of Denton, TX, contract number 571-18. Tools/equipment ($21,033.90) will be purchased through already established price agreements.
Truck 1 chassis $1,579,510.50
Prepay Discount (chassis) - $13,184.00
Full Prepay Discount - $21,248.00
Contract Discount - $57,468.40
Aerial Prepay Discount - $ 8,644.00
TRUCK SUB TOTAL $1,478,966.10
Tools and Equipment + $21,033.90
TRUCK TOTAL $1,500,000.00
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 as 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 nonprofits across Texas. They use the power of numbers as leverage to get better prices with the same vendo...
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