From
Tiffany Blaylock
Title
Purchase and installation of one (1) generator for the Police Department Auto Pound from Holt Cat through a national, inter-local agreement with NJPA in the amount of $105,392.41 with a 5% contingency of $5,269.62, and fuel for the new equipment in the amount of $548 for a total cost not to exceed $111,210.03
Presenter
Ray Riedinger, Facilities Manager
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
The Police Department Auto Pound remote facility located at 3010 Hardrock Road does not have a generator to support the various operations of the facility in the event of an unforeseen power failure. The new generator will be equipped to handle the full capacity of building in the event of a power failure, and the fuel for the new equipment will be purchased through our Fleet Services Department distributor at an estimated cost of $4 per gallon of diesel.
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 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 leverages the aggregation of volume from members nationwide.
The generator and associated equipment will be purchased directly from Holt Cat through ...
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