P23-E33076 – Approve the purchase in the total amount of $2,241,496.00 for Super Duty Trucks from Chastang Enterprises – Houston, LLC DBA Chastang Ford, through the Texas Local Purchasing Cooperative Buyboard and Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC) 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 in the total amount of $2,241,496.00 for twenty-five (25) Super Duty Trucks through the Texas Local Purchasing Cooperative Buyboard and the Houston-Galveston Area Council (HGAC) for Houston Public Works and that authorization be given to issue a purchase order to Chastang Enterprises – Houston LLC DBA Chastang Ford.
These vehicles 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 and crews to get to and from jobsites and for field operations.
Buyboard Contract:
Chastang Enterprises – Houston LLC DBA Chastang Ford: Approve the purchase of one (1) each Super Duty Cab & Chassis with Stakebed Body and nineteen (19) each Super Duty, ¾ Ton Pickup Trucks in the total amount of $1,106,253.00.
HGAC Contract:
Chastang Enterprises – Houston LLC DBA Chastang Ford: Approve the purchase of one (1) each Super Duty Cab & Chassis with Service Body and Crane and four (4) each Super Duty Cab & Chassis with 47-foot Bucket Truck Assembly in the total amount of $1,135,243.00.
These cabs & chassis, truck bodies and assorted equipment will come with full warranties of three years or 36,000.00 miles. The life expectancy of these vehicles is seven-years and/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© 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 Department Approving Authority
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division
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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$2,241,496.00
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$0
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$2,241,496.00
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