E26474 H - Approve payment to Houston Freightliner, Inc. for the purchase of two (2) refuse trucks through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) in the total amount of $330,773.16 for the Fleet Management Department.
Specific Explanation:
The Director of the Fleet Management Department and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve the payment to Houston Freightliner, Inc. for the purchase of two (2) refuse trucks through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) in the total amount of $330,773.16 for the Fleet Management Department.
On August 27, 2017, the City of Houston was faced with major flooding because of Hurricane Harvey. This EPO was issued to the Solid Waste Management Department for the purchase of refuse trucks to collect and transport residential and heavy trash.
Houston Freightliner, Inc. made available to the city a cab & chassis mounted with a rear steer loader and a cab & chassis mounted with a roll-off body for immediate delivery on September 15, 2017 and September 17, 2017 respectively. The Solid Waste Management Department anticipates debris collections to be ongoing for an additional six (6) months with residual debris collection ongoing for a year due to Hurricane Harvey.
This recommendation is made pursuant to Chapter 252, Section 252.022 (a) (2)
“a procurement necessary to preserve or protect the public health or safety of the municipality’s residents” of the Texas Local Government Code for exempted procurements.
M/WBE Participation:
OBO approved the waiver of an M/WBE goal on this procurement because, as per Chapter 15 of the Code of Ordinance, a waiver is appropriate when a public or administrative emergency exists which requires the goods or services to be provided with requires the goods or services to be provided with unusual immediacy.
Hire Houston First:
This procurement is exempt from the City’s Hire Houston First Ordinance. Bids/proposals were not solicited because the department is utilizing an Interlocal Agreement or Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for this purchase.
Fiscal Note:
Funding for this item is included in the FY2018 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policy Ordinance No.: 2014-1078.
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Jerry Adams, Chief Procurement Officer
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division
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Department Approval Authority
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