S38-E28769-B - Purchase of one (1) Utility Bucket Truck Through the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (Buyboard) in the total amount of $129,725.00 for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of Houston Police Department.
Specific Explanation:
The Director of Fleet Management Department and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve the purchase of one (1) utility bucket truck through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with BuyBoard in the amount of $129,725.00 for the Houston Police Department (HPD), and that authorization be given to issue a purchase order to the BuyBoard contractor, Grande Ford Truck Sales, Inc. This new vehicle will be used citywide by the Houston Police Department for conducting investigative and surveillance activities throughout the City of Houston.
This utility bucket truck consists of a cab and chassis mounted with a truck body and an aerial man-lift device. This new vehicle will come with a full warranty of three years/36,000 miles on the cab and chassis and a one-year warranty on the truck body and aerial man-lift. The life expectancy of this new vehicle is seven (7) years or 100,000 miles and it will replace Shop No. 38647, a 10-year-old unit with 29,704 miles. The unit that will be replaced has reached its life expectancy and will be sent to auction for disposal.
M/WBE Participation:
Zero-Percent Goal Document Approved by the Office of Business Opportunity
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 or Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for this purchase.
Fiscal Note:
No Fiscal Note is required on grant items.
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Jerry Adams, Chief Procurement Officer
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division
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Department Approval Authority
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