From
Jayson R. Ramirez, Fleet Services Manager
Title
Purchase five (5) units: two (2) Toro Groundsmaster 4500-D, two (2) Toro Groundsmaster 360, and one (1) Toro Groundsmaster 5900, totaling $265,975.94 from Professional Turf Products, L.P. through Buy Board Cooperative Purchase Agreement
Presenter
Diana Ortiz, Chief Financial Officer
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
This equipment will replace existing mowers in the fleet according to the city replacement schedule and are included in the FY 2016 Approved Budget. The replaced units are:
- two (2) units, age 2003, Toro Groundsmower 4500-D in Parks & Recreation-PVEN totaling $125,468.04,
- two (2) units, age 2003-04, Toro Groundsmower 360's in Lake Parks totaling $48,591.43, and
- one (1) unit, age 2004, Toro Groundsmower 580-D in Parks & Recreation-PVEN totaling $91,916.47.
* 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 Buy Board Cooperative Purchase Agreement.
Buyboard provides us to save money through "economies of scale", 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 # 447-14 effective date June 01, 2014 and expiring May 31, 2017.
Financial Consideration
Funding is available in the following accounts totaling $265,975.94:
1. $125,468.04 in the Equipment Acquisition Fund (224010-6...
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