Resolution - Fleet Services: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Purchase Order 31064023, with YellowHouse Machinery Co., for the purchase of two John Deere 310SL Backhoe Loaders, for the Water Distribution and Maintenance Department.
Item Summary
This purchase order is for two John Deere 310SL Backhoe Loaders, at a cost of $115,000 each, which will replace two 2009 Case 580SM Backhoes in the Water Distribution and Maintenance Department. These backhoes will be utilized for pipeline maintenance related to water utilities including making repairs to water and sewer pipelines.
The purchase valued at $230,000.00 will be acquired from YellowHouse Machinery Co., of Amarillo, Texas, in accordance with Sourcewell Contract 03211-JDC, and will be used in the Water Distribution and Maintenance Department. Sourcewell has a cooperative purchasing program that manages the solicitation requirements and offers an established network of awarded contracts that have been competitively bid. Cooperative purchasing is authorized in Chapter 271 of the Local Government Code and allows a local government to participate in a cooperative purchasing program. Sourcewell purchases conform to the requirements of Texas competitive bid statues.
Fiscal Impact
Purchase Order 31064023 for $230,000.00, is funded in Capital Improvement Project 92724, General Fund Vehicle Replacement FY 2021-22.
Staff/Board Recommending
Erik Rejino, Assistant City Manager Dominic Esperat, Interim Director of Fleet Operations