S87-E32425-B - Approve the purchase for trailer mounted message boards through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with BuyBoard in the total amount of $163,499.00 for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of Houston Airport System.
Specific Explanation:
The Director of Fleet Management and the Interim Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve the purchase of seven (7) trailer mounted message boards through the Interlocal Agreement for Cooperative Purchasing with BuyBoard in the total amount of $163,499.00 for Houston Airport System and that authorization be given to issue a purchase order to Buyers Barricades Inc. The department's personnel will utilize the message boards to convey traffic control messages to the public at Houston's airports. Funding for this project is included in the adopted FY2023 Capital Improvement Plan.
These message boards will come with a full twelve (12) month parts and labor warranty. These message boards will be additions to the department's current inventory.
This recommendation is made pursuant to subsection 271.102(c) of the Texas Local Government Code, which provides that "a local government that purchases goods or services from a cooperative purchasing program or organization satisfies any state law requiring the local government to seek competitive bids for the purchase of the goods or services."
M/WBE Subcontracting:
M/WBE Zero Percentage 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:
Funding for this item is included in the FY2023 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policies.
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Jedediah Greenfield
Interim Chief Procurement Officer
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Department Approval Authority
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Estimated Spending Authority
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Department
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FY23
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Out Years
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Total
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Houston Airport System
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$163,499.00
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$163,499.00
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