AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Resolution 2022-111R, approving a contract with Rush Truck Center through the Texas Buyboard Purchasing Cooperative for the purchase of a chipper dump truck in the amount of $99,575.00; authorizing the City Manager or her designee to execute the contract on behalf of the City; and declaring effective date.
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Meeting date: June 7, 2022
Department: Public Works Department, Sabas Avila - Director (by Lynda Williams, Purchasing Manager)
Amount & Source of Funding
Funds Required: $99,575
Account Number: 10006147 60125
Funds Available: $262,500
Account Name: EQUIPMENT
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Background Information:
Pursuant to the authority granted in Local Government Code 271, the City is making this equipment procurement from Rush Truck Center, Buda Texas through Buyboard cooperative contract #601-19 in the amount of $99,575.
This purchase is for a Chipper Dump Truck to enable safe and efficient roadway maintenance by the Traffic Division of the Public Works Department. The Traffic Division does not currently have a dump truck for maintenance operations. The chipper dump truck will be used for tree/bush removal operations within the city rights-of-way.
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Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of contract #222-192 with Rush Truck Center in the amount of $99,575.