Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to enter into contract with Truck Country of Indiana Inc dba Stoops Freightliner-Quality Trailer for the purchase of one (1) Automated Side Loader 20+0 CNG Powered Garbage Truck, on behalf of the Department of Public Service, Division of Refuse Collection. In 2023, a vehicle was put into production by the vendor due to missed communications between the city and the vendor, and the vehicle is now ready for delivery. This purchase will assist the Division with adding to the city-owned fleet of operable garbage trucks and preserving the current schedule for refuse collection throughout the City.
The Division of Refuse Collection provides waste pick-up and disposal service throughout the City of Columbus. Due to long lead times associated with the production and delivery of new vehicles and needed repairs and/or the replacement of current vehicles, this critical operation does not have enough functional vehicles to fulfill daily operations. Due to missed communications from 2023, an additional vehicle was put into production without an associated purchase order and is now ready for delivery. Therefore, the purchase of a readily available vehicle appropriate for this type of operation is necessary to avoid the interruption of City scheduled refuse collection services.
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Truck Country of Indiana Inc dba Stoops Freightliner-Quality Trailer.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
The contract compliance number for Truck Country of Indiana Inc dba Stoops Freightliner-Quality Trailer, is CC013531 and expires 12/23/2026.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Funds for this purchase are budgeted and available in the Refuse Bond Fund, Fund 7703.
4. REQUEST FOR WAIVER OF FORMAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS
A request for waiver of the formal competitive bidding requir...
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