AGENDA CAPTION:
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Consider approval of Resolution 2021-110R, approving a contract with Rush Truck Center for the purchase of two dump trucks in the amount of $308,442.30 and one semi-tractor in the amount of $147,231.95 through the BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative (Contract No. 601-190) and a contract for the purchase of a trailer from Cooper Equipment Company in the amount of $92,840.35 through the BuyBoard Purchasing Cooperative (Contract No. 599-19) and a contract for the purchase of one roadway patcher in the amount of $204,376.00 from Santex Truck Centers, Ltd. through the HGACBuy Purchasing Cooperative (Contract No. HT06-20), for a total expenditure in the amount of $752,890.60 for the purchase of capital equipment for use by the Streets Division of the Public Works Department; authorizing the City Manager or his designee to execute the contracts on behalf of the City; and declaring an effective date.
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Meeting date: July 6, 2021
Department: Streets Division, Public Works Department, Sabas Avila, Interim Director (by Lynda Williams, Purchasing Manager)
Amount & Source of Funding
Funds Required: Funded through finance purchase agreement approved by separate Council Agenda Item on this date July 6, 2021.
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Account Name: Vehicle/Equipment Finance Payments
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Background Information:
Staff recommends award of multiple cooperative contracts for capital equipment listed below through its authority granted by Local Government Code 271.101. The Streets Division is purchasing a new tractor and trailer to safely and efficiently transport large, slow moving equipment to and from jobsites. The dump truck purchases are replacing 25-year old trucks and the patcher is a lifecycle replacement of the current patcher which is 15 years old. Below is the itemized list of equipment purchased:
• Tractor, Semi: Rush Truck Center, Buda, TX $147,231.95 BuyBoard 601-19
• Trailer: Cooper Equipment Co., Georgetown, TX $ 92,840.35 BuyBoard 599-19
• Dumptruck (2): Rush Truck Center, Buda, TX $308,442.30 BuyBoard 601-19
• Patcher: Santex Truck Center, San Antonio, TX $204,376.00 HGAC HT06-20
This equipment is to be financed in the total amount of $793,977.94 inclusive of interest which is $41,087.34 over a seven-year term. The approval of the amendment to Master Finance Purchase Agreement with Santander, Inc. for financing this equipment is on a separate Council Agenda Item on this date July 6, 2021.
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Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the capital equipment purchases for Streets Division, Public Works Department.