From
Logan Bleasdale
Title
Purchase and installation of one (1) backup generator for Fire Station #6 from Holt CAT through a national, inter-local agreement with Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) in the amount of $164,515.71 with a 5% contigency of $8,225.78, for a total cost not to exceed $172,741.50
Presenter
Ray Riedinger, Facility Services Manager
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The existing generator at Fire Station #6 is past the end of its service life and not compliant with EPA regulations. Fire Station #6 is planned for an expansion, and the new generator will be equiped to handle the capacity of the expanded building in the event of a power failure. Fuel for the new equipment is already included in the quote from Holt CAT.
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. In lieu of competitive bidding, items and services may be purchased through such agreements as the agreements have already have been bid by the sponsoring entity or agency. The City of Grand Prairie has master inter-local copperative agreements with various entities including NJPA.
National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) through a comprehensive 12-step process creates national cooperative contract purchasing solutions on behalf of its member agencies which include all government, education and non-profit agencies nationwide and in Canada. These cooperative contract opportunities offer both time and money savings for their users by consolidating the efforts of numerous individually prepared solicitations to one national, cooperatively shared process. This process leveraged the aggregation of volume from members nationwide.
The generator and associated equipment will be purchased directly from Holt Cat through their Sourcewell (formerly NJPA) contract #080613-CAT.
Financial Consideration
Funding in the amount of $172,741.50 is available in the Municipal Facilities Capital Projects Fund (405090), WO #01801703 (FY18 Generator Program).