From
Gary Yakesch
Title
Purchase from Professional Turf Products, a Greensmaster TriFlex greens reel mower for Tangle Ridge and purchase a fairway mower and a greens mower for Prairie Lakes in the total amount of $168,983.64 through a national interlocal agreement with BuyBoard
Presenter
Rick Herold, Director of Parks, Arts and Recreation
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
Approved as a FY18/19 Park Venue CIP purchase, this equipment will replace two units at each golf course that have reached the end of their useful life.
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 BuyBoard.
The BuyBoard is able to save money by pooling the impressive purchasing power of their members, which include hundreds of school districts, municipalities, counties, other local governments, and nonprofits across Texas. They use the power of numbers as leverage to get better prices with the same vendors we use now.
Professional Turf Products meets specifications through their BuyBoard contract # 529-17 and offers all mowers needed for replacement.
This item was presented to the Finance and Government Committee on December 11, 2018 and receive recommendation for approval by the City Council.
Financial Consideration
Funding is available in the Park Capital Projects Fund (317193); $95,900 in WO # 01905403 (FY19 Maintenance Replacement PL) and $74,100 in WO #01905103 (FY19 Maintenance Replacement TR).