File #: 23-139    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 7/27/2023 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 9/26/2023 Final action: 9/26/2023
Title: New Contract to Purchase a Welding Truck
Attachments: 1. Procurement Summary - RFP 2023-009 Welding Truck.pdf, 2. Welding Truck
Related files: 23-146

 

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New Contract to Purchase a Welding Truck 

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DESCRIPTION: To award a new contract to procure a Welding Truck

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ACTION REQUEST: Approval     Review Comment  Information Only    Other

 

RECOMMENDATION:

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Authorize the Chief Executive Officer to award a contract to Lamarque Ford, Inc. for the purchase of a welding truck at a cost of $112,487.00.

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ISSUE/BACKGROUND:

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The Roadway Crew has the need for a new welding truck. As the system ages, more repairs are required on the streetcar lines. The agency has applied for grant funds to purchase a welding truck and it has been awarded.                     

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DISCUSSION:

This new welding truck has been specked out specifically to maintain our streetcar rail lines. Our welders in the Roadway Department will use this vehicle for repairs to switches, crossovers, and other track repairs on a daily basis. The purchase of this truck will help provide staff with the equipment needed to maintain and repair the rail line. 

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

Funding for this truck is available through grant LA2022.11113.114211 in the amount of $112,487.00 one hundred twelve thousand four hundred eighty-seven dollars.

NEXT STEPS:

Once approved staff will work on establishing a purchase order and procuring the truck.

ATTACHMENTS:

1.                     Resolution

2.                     Procurement summary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prepared By:                                          Ryan Moser

Title:                                                               Interim Chief of Asset Management

                     

                                          

 

Reviewed By:                     Gizelle Banks

Title:                                                               Chief Financial Officer

 

                                                               8/4/2023

Lona Edwards Hankins                                                                                                                              Date

Chief Executive Officer