S38-E25632-H & B - Approve the purchase of a refuse truck through the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) and the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (Buyboard) in the total amount of $145,269.00 for the Solid Waste Management Department.
Specific Explanation:
The Director of the Fleet Management Department and the City Purchasing Agent recommend that City Council approve the purchase of a refuse truck through the Interlocal Agreements for Cooperative Purchasing with the Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) and the Texas Local Government Purchasing Cooperative (Buyboard) in the total amount of $145,269.00 for the Solid Waste Management Department and that authorization be given to issue purchase orders to the cooperative purchasing contractors shown below. This refuse truck 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 a 33,000-lb. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) diesel-powered cab & chassis in the amount of $72,550.00.
Buyboard Contractor:
Texan Waste Equipment, Inc. d/b/a Heil of Texas: Approve the purchase of a rear steer trash loader including mounting on a new 33,000-lb GVWR diesel-powered cab & chassis that is being purchased from Houston Freightliner, Inc. in the amount of $72,719.00.
This new cab & chassis will meet the current EPA’s emission standards for vehicles with diesel engines. The cab & chassis will come with warranties that range from one to three years/unlimited miles on the cab & chassis, three years/150,000 miles on the engine and three years/unlimited miles on the transmission. The rear-steer trash loader body will come with a three-year major structural warranty and a one-year warranty on hydraulics parts and labor. The life expectancy of the refuse truck is seven years or 100,000 miles. The new refuse truck will replace an existing unit that has exceeded its 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 or Cooperative Purchasing Agreement for this purchase.
Attachment: MWBE zero percent goal-document provided by the Office of Business Opportunity
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Calvin D. Wells, City Purchasing Agent Department Approval Authority Signature
Finance/Strategic Procurement Division