P23-E32985 – Approve the purchase in the total amount of $783,235.00 for Hybrid Maverick Trucks from Chastang Enterprises – Houston, LLC DBA Chastang Ford, through the Texas Local Purchasing Cooperative Buyboard for the Fleet Management Department on behalf of Houston Public Works.
Specific Explanation:
The Director of the Fleet Management Department and the Chief Procurement Officer recommend that City Council approve the purchase of twenty-five (25) Hybrid Maverick Trucks through the Texas Local Purchasing Cooperative Buyboard in the total amount of $783,235.00 for Houston Public Works and that authorization be given to issue a purchase order to Chastang Enterprises – Houston LLC DBA Chastang Ford.
These vehicles of the proposed hybrid package have been vetted and approved by the Fleet Management Department. They will be used to replace older vehicles within HPW and will be used by inspectors to get to and from jobsites and for field operations.
The life expectancy of these vehicles is seven years or 100,000 miles. These vehicles will replace existing vehicles that have reached their life expectancy and will be sent to auction for disposal.
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.”
MWBE Participation:
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/Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for this purchase.
Fiscal Note:
Funding for this item is included in the FY2024 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policies.
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Jedediah Greenfield
Chief Procurement Officer
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division
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Department Approval Authority
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Estimated Spending Authority
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Department
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FY2024
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Out Years
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Total
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Houston Public Works
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$783,235.00
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$0
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$783,235.00
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