From
Fannie Mae Smith
Title
Purchase of Golf Maintenance Equipment through TASB Buy Board Cooperative Purchase Agreement:
a. Backhoe, in the amount of $96,648, from Ardo Equipment Company
b. Two (2) truckster units, in the amount of $50,094.38, from Luber Brothers Equipment Company
Presenter
Rick Herold, Parks and Recreation Director
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
Funds were authorized in the PARK Capital Projects Fund for the purchase of golf maintenance equipment. Staff has received TASB Buy Board bids from Ardo Equipment Company and from Luber Brothers Equipment Company for the specified equipment.
Funding was approved for the following equipment:
(1) Backhoe
(2) Utility trucksters
State purchasing laws authorize local governments to enter into inter-local and cooperative agreements for the performance of governmental functions normally associated with the operation of government, such as purchasing of necessary materials and supplies. The City of Grand Prairie does not need to competitively bid items purchased through such agreements as they have already been bid by the sponsoring entity. The City of Grand Prairie has master inter-local cooperative agreements with TASB Buy Board.
Financial Consideration
Funds in the amount of $150,000 was appropriated in the FY 2013 PARKS Capital Projects Fund (317193) - Activity (01304203) - FY13 Golf Equipment.