Title
Bid No. 2022-089 - Purchase of a Jet Vac Truck for Water Utilities (47X Western Star).
(Staff recommends award to Lonestar Freightliner Group, LLC in Waco, Texas, through BuyBoard Contract No. 601-19, in the amount of $544,639.39.)
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Name of Department
Public Works - Utilities
Project/Budgeted Amount
$453,200.00
Sum of Bid/Bid Amount
$544,639.39
In support of the new Wastewater Crew approved by Council for the FY 2020-21. This unit will be used to perform a systematic maintenance program, inspect the City’s sewer system, respond to sanitary sewer overflows, and address sewer work orders. Utility inspection crews would be able to address high-priority sewer issues and continue being proactive in potential problems due to the aging infrastructure.
This unit will allow Utilities to remain in compliance with the mandates by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for Mesquite Sanitary Sewer Overflow Initiative Agreement with the TCEQ efficiency plan.
New Addition:
2023 Western Star Jet Vac Truck
Financial Implications
One unit will be purchased by Utilities, funded through the FY 2021-2022 Capital Outlay Budget. The additional funds will be covered through savings acquired by other purchases.
Recommended/Desired Action
Staff recommends award to Lonestar Freightliner Group, LLC in Waco, Texas.
Attachment(s)
Photo - Western Star Jet Vac
Quote
Drafter
Tonette Blasius
Head of Department
Curt Cassidy, P.E., CFM