From
Jayson R. Ramirez, Fleet Services Manager
Title
Purchase of twenty (20) 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe police pursuit vehicles through the international, local agreement with Buyboard from Caldwell Country Baby Jacks II in the amount of $688,400
Presenter
Diana Ortiz, Chief Financial Officer
Recommend Action
Approve
Analysis
These vehicles will either replace existing vehicles in the fleet or add to the fleet according to the city replacement schedule. The purchase request is included in the FY 2016 Approved Budget. The units are: twenty (20) 2016 Model Chevrolet Tahoes. They will replace twelve (12) units (3 of 2008-09 sedans and 9 of 2010-12 Tahoes) for Police, and, increase the fleet by eight (8) units for Police and Municipal Court Marshalls totaling $688,000.
* 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 Tarrant County interlocal 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 # 430-13 effective date December 01, 2013 and expiring November 30, 2016.
Financial Consideration
Funding is available in the following accounts totaling $688,400:
1. $516,400 in the General Fund (281210-68320) Police Department;
2. $103,200 in the Police Crime Control Tax Fund (286110-6832...
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