From
Logan Bleasdale
Title
Modification, setup and transfer of the current backup generator from Prairie Paws Animal Center to Ruthe Jackson Center, and completion of installation for recently purchased backup generator at Prairie Paws Animal Center from Holt Cat, through a national, inter-local agreement with NJPA in the amount of $270,476.77 with a 5% contingency of $13,523.35, and fuel for the new equipment in the amount of $2640 for a total cost not to exceed $286,640.12
Presenter
Ray Riedinger, Facility Services Manager
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
Prairie Paws' current generator is insufficient for its current operations in the event of a power failure, and Ruthe Jackson Event Center does not have a backup generator. The current generator at PPAC will be transferred to RJC, and PPAC's recently installed generator will be fully operational, which will be equipped to handle the full capacity of the 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. In lieu of competitive bidding, items and services may be purchased through such agreements as the agreements have already have 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 p...
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