From
Jayson R. Ramirez, Fleet Services Manager
Title
Purchase of five (5) 2017 Ford Interceptor Special Service Police sedans ($121,435) from Rockdale Country Ford through a national, interlocal agreement with Buyboard.
Presenter
Jayson R. Ramirez, Fleet Services Manager
Recommend Action
Approve
Analysis
These vehicles will be additions to the fleet totaling $121,435 and is included in the FY 2016-2017 Approved Budget.
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 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 # 521-16 effective date December 01, 2016 and expiring November 30, 2019.
Financial Consideration
Funding of $121,435 is available in the Crime Tax Fund (286110-68320) Police.