RESOLUTION NO. 2024-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS AWARDING A CONTRACT TO BRAUN NORTHWEST, INC. FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE (1) RECHASSIS AMBULANCE AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT WHEREAS, the City Council approved the fiscal year 2024-2025 annual operating budget, which includes funding for the purchase of one (1) rechassis type III ambulance, and associated support equipment as part of the Vehicle & Equipment Replacement Fund schedule (Fund 602); and WHEREAS, the San Marcos Fire Department has prepared specifications for a rechassis type III ambulance and associated support equipment; and WHEREAS, the purchase of one (1) rechassis ambulance will help maintain a standardized fleet of modern up-to-date ambulances and extend each ambulance’s years of service; and WHEREAS, the San Marcos Municipal Code (SMMC) authorizes the City to acquire equipment from vendors through cooperative purchasing done by competitive bid, pursuant to SMMC Section 2.30.110 Cooperative Purchasing (Piggyback Procurement); and WHEREAS, Staff seeks to procure the ambulance utilizing the cooperative purchasing program of Houston-Galveston Area Council of Governments (HGACBuy), of which the City is an active member. HGACBuy has competitively bid and entered into a contract with Braun Northwest (Bid No. AM 10-23) for the purchase of emergency vehicles, including ambulances; and WHEREAS, Braun Northwest, Inc. is also the original manufacturer of all ambulances in the Department’s ambulance flee, which, in addition to price, is one of the Department’s determining factors in selecting Braun Northwest, Inc. for the ambulances; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that:
The City Manager or designee is hereby authorized and directed to engage in the above-described program for the purchase of one (1) 2025 rechassis type III ambulance as specified by the San Marcos Fire Department.
The City Manager is hereby authorized to expend the sum of:
Rechassis Cost $182,509
Sales Tax (7.75%) $ 14,144
Equipment $ 73,187
Total: $269,840
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of San Marcos, at a regularly scheduled Council Meeting thereof, this 26th day of November, 2024 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Rebecca D. Jones, Mayor
City of San Marcos
ATTEST:
Phillip Scollick, City Clerk
City of San Marcos
Resolution No. 2024-
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