STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Government Performance & Financial Management
AGENDA DATE: March 27, 2024
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): All
DEPARTMENT: Office of Procurement Services
EXECUTIVE: Jack Ireland
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SUBJECT
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Authorize a five-year service price agreement for crane rental with operator services for the Department of Equipment and Fleet Management - North Texas Crane Service, Inc., lowest responsible bidder of two - Estimated amount of $478,757.75 - Financing: Equipment and Fleet Management Fund (subject to annual appropriations)
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BACKGROUND
This action does not encumber funds; the purpose of a service price agreement is to establish firm pricing for services, 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 service price agreement will provide for crane rental with operator services for the Department of Equipment and Fleet Management. These services will enable City departments to rent a variety of cranes with operators to accomplish day-to-day construction and special needs operations. These services also provide immediate access to various types and sizes of cranes with operators without the purchase, inventory, depreciation, and disposal cost associated with ownership of the equipment. This contract will provide approximately 450 hours of crane rental with operators to be used citywide through coordination with the Department of Equipment and Fleet Management.
As part of the solicitation process and in an effort to increase competition, the Office of Procurement Services used its procurement system to send out email notifications to vendors registered under relevant commodity codes. To further increase competition, the...
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