Explanation
1. BACKGROUND
This ordinance authorizes the Director of Finance and Management to enter into contract with Premier Truck Sales & Rental Inc. for the purchase of five (5) 2024 Mack Labrie Automated Side Loading Diesel Powered garbage trucks, on behalf of the Department of Public Service, Division of Refuse Collection. 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 vendor is also offering a substantial discount of the garbage trucks, which will help to preserve budgeted funds.
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. 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.
The Division of Refuse Collection has been utilizing garbage trucks from Premier Truck Sales & Rental Inc. through rental agreements previously authorized by Columbus City Council. Premier Truck Sales & Rental Inc. is now offering to allow the City to purchase these trucks at a discounted rate. Due to the urgent need and very long production delays for new trucks, the Department of Public Service feels it is in the best interest of the City of Columbus to purchase these ready-to-use vehicles.
Searches in the System for Award Management (Federal) and the Findings for Recovery list (State) produced no findings against Premier Truck Sales & Rental Inc.
2. CONTRACT COMPLIANCE INFORMATION
The contract compliance number for Premier Truck Sales & Rental Inc., is CC040372 and expires 12/08/2025.
3. FISCAL IMPACT
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