From
Mike Joy, Senior Financial Analyst
Title
Purchase of Lifepak CR2 Fully-Automatic Electronic Defibrillator (AED) from Sterling Medical for $68,556.00 through a national inter-local agreement with BuyBoard
Presenter
Robert Fite, Fire Chief
Recommend Action
Approve
Analysis
The Fire Department will replace 44 AEDs located throughout city facilities. The Lifepak CR2 comes with WiFi monitoring capabilities to allow staff to check the status of equipment.
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 vendors we use now.
Sterling Medical through their BuyBoard contract #610-20 offers Lifepak CR2 Fully-Automatic Electronic Defibrillator
Financial Consideration
Funding the Purchase of Lifepak CR2 Fully-Automatic Electronic Defibrillator, in the amount of $68,556, is available in Capital Reserve Fund (402590), WO #02109803 (FY21 FIRE).