Title
Citywide Rental Equipment, Products, and Related Services
Action
Action:
A. Approve the rental of equipment, products, and related services from a cooperative contract,
B. Approve a unit price contract with United Rentals for the rental of equipment, products, and related services for a term of three years under the Sourcewell contract #URI-040924, and
C. Authorize the City Manager to extend the contract for additional terms as long as the cooperative contract is in effect, at prices and terms that are the same or more favorable than those offered under the cooperative contact.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Phil Reiger, General Services
Shelia Anderson, General Services
Explanation
§ This contract will include the rental of specialty equipment and tools (excavators, backhoes, large trench boxes, and bull dozers) needed to support city operations.
§ NC General Statute Section 143-129(e)(3) allows local governments to purchase from formally organized cooperative purchasing contracts.
§ A cooperative purchasing agreement results from the consolidation and competitive solicitation of multiple public agency requirements. By aggregating common needs all agencies are able to leverage economies of scale, such as volume discounts, improved terms and conditions, reduced administrative costs, and access to professional and technical expertise.
§ Annual expenditures are estimated to be $150,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
Cooperative purchasing contracts leverage contracts established by other governmental agencies and do not involve the city conducting a bidding process and are thus exempt from CBI Program goals. Subcontracting opportunities are typically not feasible under cooperative purchasing arrangements.
Fiscal Note
Funding: General and Enterprise Capital Equipment Funds