Title
Cooperative Purchasing Contracts for Vehicles and Equipment
Action
Action:
A. Approve the purchase of vehicles and equipment from cooperative contracts,
B. Approve unit price contracts with the following vendors for the purchase of vehicles and equipment for a term of one year under the North Carolina Sheriff's Association (contract 24-08-0421), and
* Amick Equipment Company
* Aquip LLC
* Company Wrench Ltd
* Excel Truck Group
* Godwin Manufacturing Co Inc
* Jet-Vac Equipment Co LLC
* Joe Johnson Equipment LLC
* Knapheide Truck Equipment Company
* Southern Truck Services Inc.
* Transource Inc
* Vanguard Truck Center, and
C. Authorize the City Manager to extend the contracts for additional terms as long as the cooperative contracts are in effect, at prices and terms that are the same or more favorable than those offered under the cooperative contracts.
Body
Staff Resource(s):
Phil Reiger, General Services
Marcy Mars, General Services
Chris Trull, General Services
Explanation
* City vehicles and equipment are assessed on an annual basis to determine replacement needs based on a rating of vehicle usage, age, maintenance costs, and condition.
* Purchased vehicles and equipment include heavy-duty cab and chassis, truck bodies, street maintenance equipment, sewer cleaning equipment, mini excavators, skid steers, utility vehicles, forklifts, vehicle lifts, and heavy-duty construction equipment.
* 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 $12,000,000.
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