(P23-WS1346861928) - Approve a purchase in the total amount of $244,050.22 for material handling equipment from Briggs Industrial Solutions, Inc. and Doggett Heavy Machinery Services, LLC, through the BuyBoard and Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) Cooperative Purchasing Programs 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 a purchase in the total amount of $244,050.22 for material handling equipment from Briggs Industrial Solutions, Inc. and Doggett Heavy Machinery Services, LLC through the BuyBoard and the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) Cooperative Purchasing Programs for Houston Public Works.
This equipment has been vetted and approved by the Fleet Management Department. They will be used to replace older equipment within HPW.
BuyBoard Contractor:
Briggs Industrial Solutions, Inc. - $155,900.00: Approve the purchase of 1 (one) Genie all-terrain sky lift telehandler for Houston Water. This unit will be an addition to the HPW fleet and will be used to lift and move items such as heavy equipment and parts in areas a forklift cannot reach throughout the Northeast Water Production Plant.
H-GAC Contractor:
Doggett Heavy Machinery Services LLC - $88,150.22: Approve the purchase of two (2) Toyota propane forklifts for Houston Water. These will be replacement units used at the warehouse facility to load/unload materials on trucks and move items throughout the wastewater plants.
The life expectancy of this equipment is ten years and/or 10,000 hours.
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 FY2025 Adopted Budget. Therefore, no Fiscal Note is required as stated in the Financial Policies.
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Jedediah Greenfield, Chief Procurement Officer Department Director
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division
Estimated Spending Authority
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Department
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FY2025
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Out Years
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Total
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Houston Public Works
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$244,050.22
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$0
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$244,050.22
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