STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance and Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: January 22, 2020
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Elizabeth Reich
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a three-year master agreement with, two one-year renewal options, for compressed natural gas for equipped fleet vehicles for the Department of Equipment and Fleet Management - Clean Energy, a California corporation, registered to do business in Texas as California Clean Energy, Inc., only bidder - Estimated amount of $2,686,250.88 - Financing: Equipment and Fleet Management Fund
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a master agreement is to establish firm pricing for goods, for a specific term, which are ordered on an as needed basis according to annual budgetary appropriations. The estimated amount is intended as guidance rather than a cap on spending under the agreement, so that actual need combined with the amount budgeted will determine the amount spent under this agreement.
This master agreement will provide compressed natural gas (CNG) for the City's equipped fleet vehicles for the Department of Equipment and Fleet Management. The City requires CNG fueling capability to support the City's 1,000 CNG vehicles. Currently, the City purchases an average of 40,000 gallons of CNG fuel monthly using multiple stations located throughout the Dallas area. Fuel stations are outfitted with an automated card reader system for a billing infrastructure that tracks usage, vehicle identification number, and bills the City accordingly on a monthly basis.
In addition, with an increased use of heavy-duty CNG vehicles, the City constructed two of its own CNG facilities in 2011. These stations provide overnight filling of vehicles, thus saving staff time and ensuring completely filled tanks at the beginning of each shift. These two stations provide an averag...
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