STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Core
AGENDA DATE: May 14, 2025
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): Citywide
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Donzell Gipson
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SUBJECT
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Authorize the purchase of a 2024 Freightliner sewer cleaner truck (VIN 3ALHG3FE4RDVG7884) for Dallas Water Utilities Department - CLS Sewer Equipment Co., Inc. - Not to exceed $550,671.50 - Financing: Stormwater Drainage Management Capital Construction Fund
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BACKGROUND
The City entered into a service price agreement with CLS Sewer Equipment Co., Inc. for the leasing of equipment and vehicles, on an as needed basis, which was approved by the City Council on August 24, 2022 (the "Contract"). On December 1, 2023, utilizing this Contract, Dallas Water Utilities leased a 2024 Freightliner sewer cleaner truck (VIN 3ALHG3FE4RDVG7884) which was subsequently damaged due to a rollover caused by the failure of a rain-saturated earthen road. The failure of the deeply muddy road caused the truck to sink and slip off into the adjacent rain-saturated embankment where it subsequently rolled as staff attempted to retrieve the truck. At the time of the rollover, the truck was working an emergency public safety operation clearing a flooded roadway.
On June 5, 2024, the rented sewer cleaner truck was working an emergency flooded area in Dallas. During the time and location of the incident, the area was experiencing a period of frequent and heavy rain. In the days up to and including the incident, the City monitoring devices in the vicinity of the incident recorded 8 inches of rain. The City services to remove sediment and flood water were necessary to preserve the public safety of the citizens of Dallas.
The Office of Risk Management investigated the incident, determining that the City staff acted reasonably during the rollover incident and concluding the accident was non-preventable (Incident 24-49762). The City Administrative Directive 3...
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