Title
Asphalt Distributor Truck Body
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of an asphalt distributor truck body from a cooperative purchasing contract as authorized by G.S. 143-129(e)(3),
B. Approve a unit price contract with Carolina Caterpillar for the purchase of an asphalt distributor truck body for a term of one year under National Joint Powers Alliance contract 052417-VTL, and
C. Authorize the City Manager to extend the contract for additional one-year 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 contract.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Liz Babson, Transportation
Capryce Crowder, Transportation
Cooperative Purchasing Exemption
NC S.L. 2001-328, effective January 1, 2002, authorizes competitive group purchasing.
Explanation
* Asphalt distributor trucks are used in the preparation of roadway surfaces for various asphalt maintenance activities including chip seals, resurfacing and maintenance patching.
* The asphalt distributor truck places liquid asphalt onto the roadway surface to ensure adhesion between the layers of asphalt used to make repairs.
* VT Leeboy Inc. has a contract awarded through the National Joint Powers Alliance which offers competitively obtained contracts to public agencies nationwide for public works vehicles and equipment. Carolina Caterpillar is the authorized dealer for VT LeeBoy Inc.
* The asphalt distributor truck body will be installed onto a Freightliner cab chassis which will be purchased from a cooperative contract approved by Council on July 24, 2017.
* CDOT will purchase one asphalt distributor truck body as part of the Fiscal Year 2018 Capital Equipment Replacement program. The contract extension is requested in the event additional truck bodies and/or replacements may be required in future fiscal years.
* The unit price for the asphalt distributor body is $113,817.
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