S38-E28834 - Approve the purchase of sixty-nine (69) refuse trucks cabs and chassis mounted with bodies and one (1) utility vehicle through the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) in the total amount of $14,576,550.00 for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of the Solid Waste Management Department.
Specific Explanation:
The Director of the Fleet Management Department and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve the purchase of sixty-nine (69) refuse trucks cabs and chassis mounted with bodies and one (1) utility vehicle through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) in the total amount of $14,576,550.00 for the Solid Waste Management Department and that authorization be given to issue purchase orders to the H-GAC contractors, as shown below. These refuse trucks will be used by the Departments personnel to collect residential garbage materials throughout the City of Houston. The utility vehicle will be used by the Departments professional staff to conduct their day to day activities.
HGAC Contractors:
Chastang Enterprises, Inc. dba Chastang's Bayou City Autocar: Approve the purchase of twenty-six (26) new 62,000-lb. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) cabs and chassis in the total amount of $3,944,642.00.
McNeilus Financial, Inc. dba McNeilus Truck and Manufacturing Co.: Approve the purchase of twenty-six (26) 31- cu. yd. high compaction auto side loader bodies including mounting on the 62,000-lb. GVWR diesel powered cabs and chassis being purchased from Chastang Enterprises, Inc. dba Chastang's Bayou City Autocar in the total amount of $3,256,838.00.
Houston Freightliner, Inc.: Approve the purchase of ten (10) 66,000 (GVWR) cabs and chassis to be mounted with rear loaders, two (2) new 62,000-lb. (GVWR) cab and chassis to be mounted with roll-off hoist bodies, twenty (20) 35,000-lb. (GVWR) tractors cab and chassis with tractor trailer bodies, eleven (11) 31,000-lb. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) cab and chassis to be mounted with rear steer bodies in the total amount of $ 7,337,180.00.
Silsbee Ford, Inc.: Approve the purchase on one (1) utility vehicle in the total amount of $37,890.00.
These new cabs and chassis will meet the EPA's current emission standards for vehicles with diesel engines. The cabs and chassis will come with warranties from one (1) to five (5) years/unlimited miles, two (2) years/250,000 miles on engines and four years/unlimited miles on the transmissions. The auto reach side loaders will come with a one-year warranty on the body structure and five (5) year warranty on the hydraulic cylinders. The life expectancy of the refuse truck is seven (7) years or 100,000 miles. The utility vehicle will come with a full three (3) -year warranty and the life expectancy is seven (7) years or 100,000 miles. These new refuse trucks will be replacing existing units that have reached their life expectancy and will be sent to auction for disposition.
M/WBE:
Zero-Percentage Goal Document approved by the Office of Business Opportunity.
Hire Houston First:
The procurement is exempt from the City's Hire Houston First Ordinance. Bids/proposals were not solicited because the department is utilizing an Interlocal Agreement for this purchase.
Fiscal Note:
No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.
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Jerry Adams, Chief Procurement Officer
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division
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Department Approval Authority
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