Title
Cooperative Purchasing Contract for Mobile Fueling
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of mobile fueling services from a cooperative contract,
B. Approve a unit price contract with Mansfield Oil for the purchase of fueling services for paratransit cutaway buses for a term of three years under Sourcewell Contract #121522-MNF, and
C. Authorize the City Manager to extend the contract for additional terms if 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):
Brent Cagle, CATS
Elizabeth Presutti, CATS
Jennifer Fehribach, CATS
Explanation
§ The Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS) currently has 85 Paratransit Revenue Vehicles for use in the Special Transportation Division.
§ CATS has on-premises diesel fueling capabilities but does not have on-premises gasoline fueling capabilities.
§ 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 can 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 $523,000.
Charlotte Business INClusion
This is a cooperative purchasing contract and is exempt under the CBI Program.
Fiscal Note
Funding: CATS Operating Budget