Subject: S38-E25550 - Approve the purchase of two Refuse Trucks through the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) and the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (Buyboard) in the total amount of $363,180.00 for the Solid Waste Management Department.
Specific Explanation:
The Director of Fleet Management and the City Purchasing Agent recommend that City Council approve the purchase of two refuse trucks through the Interlocal Agreements for Cooperative Purchasing with Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) and Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (Buyboard) in the amount of $363,180.00 for the Solid Waste Management Department and that authorization be given to issue purchase orders to the cooperative purchasing contractors shown below. These refuse and trucks will be used citywide by Department personnel to collect and transport residential and heavy trash and recyclable material.
H-GAC Contractor:
Houston Freightliner, Inc.: Approve the purchase of two 31,000-lb. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) diesel-powered cabs & chassis in the amount of $144,500.00.
Buyboard Contractor:
Texan Waste Equipment, Inc. d/b/a Heil of Texas: Approve the purchase of two rear steer trash loader bodies including their mounting on two new 31,000-lb GVWR diesel-powered cabs & chassis that are being purchased from Houston Freightliner, Inc. in the amount of $218,680.00.
These new cabs & chassis will meet the current EPA’s emission standards for vehicles with diesel engines. The cabs & chassis will come with warranties that range from one to three years/unlimited miles on the cabs & chassis, three years/150,000 miles on the engines and three years/unlimited miles on the transmissions. The rear-steer trash loader bodies will come with a three-year major structural warranty and a one-year warranty on hydraulics parts and labor. The life expectancy of these refuse trucks is seven years or 100,000 miles. These new refuse trucks will replace existing units that have exceeded their life expectancy and will be sent to auction for disposition.
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 Agreements for this purchase.
Attachment: MWBE-Zero-Percent Goal Document approved by the Office of Business Opportunity
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Calvin D. Wells, City Purchasing Agent Department Approval Authority Signature
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division