21-R-29 - Letter of Intent with Sterling McCall Ford for the Purchase of one new ambulanceRESOLUTION NO. 21 -R 29
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A LETTER OF INTENT
(LOI) WITH STERLING MCCALL FORD FOR THE PURCHASE OF ONE (1)
NEW AMBULANCE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021/2022 AND OTHER MATTERS IN
CONNECTION THEREWITH
WHEREAS, the Schertz EMS Department has chosen Sterling McCall Ford and
Frazer, a HGACBuy Purchasing Cooperative vendor, for the purchase of one (1) Ford
Ambulance; and
WHEREAS, the total cost of one ambulance will be no more than $250,000; and
WHEREAS, this purchase will be funded with budgeted operating costs from the FY22
approved budget.
WHEREAS, HGACBuy Purchasing Cooperative is a national online purchasing
cooperative, developed to comply with state laws which require government entities to make
purchases through a competitive procurement process; and
WHEREAS, HGACBuy Purchasing Cooperative gives public entities the advantage of
leveraging the cooperative's ability to obtain bulk discounts, combined with the ease of online,
web -based shopping and ordering; and
WHEREAS, purchases under the cooperative programs meet the requirements under the
Texas Local Government Purchasing Code rule for cooperative purchases as adopted by the City
of Schertz Resolution 11 -R41 on August 30, 2011 amending the City's purchasing policy;
therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes the City Manager to sign a Letter of
Intent (LOI) with Sterling McCall Ford attached in Exhibit A for one ambulance not to exceed
$250,000.
Section 2. The recitals contained in the preamble hereof are hereby found to be true,
and such recitals are hereby made a part of this Resolution for all purposes and are adopted as a
part of the judgment and findings of the City Council.
Section 3. All resolutions, or parts thereof, which are in conflict or inconsistent with
any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the
provisions of this Resolution shall be and remain controlling as to the matters resolved herein.
Section 4. This Resolution shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas and the United States of America.
Section 5. If any provision of this Resolution or the application thereof to any person
or circumstance shall be held to be invalid, the remainder of this Resolution and the application
of such provision to other persons and circumstances shall nevertheless be valid, and the City
Council hereby declares that this Resolution would have been enacted without such invalid
provision.
Section 6. It is officially found, determined, and declared that the meeting at which
this Resolution is adopted was open to the public and public notice of the time, place, and subject
matter of the public business to be considered at such meeting, including this Resolution, was
given, all as required by Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended.
Section 7. This Resolution shall be in force and effect from and after its
final passage, and it is so resolved.
PASSED AND ADOPTED, this 13th day of April 2021.
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
& -Gutie • z, Mayor
ATTEST:
COMMUNITY Mark
SERVICE ORTUN Cit yManager
April 7, 2021
Sterling McCall Ford
6445 Southwest Freeway
Houston, TX 77074
Re: Official Notice of Intent:
To Whom It May Concern:
This letter shall serve as Official Notice of Intent to purchase one (1) Frazer Type 112'4" Generator
Powered Module mounted on a 2022 Ford F -450 Diesel chassis for the City of Schertz EMS.
The total cost of the module including chassis is $236,225.00 based on quote Q2414 -1.
This LOI is contingent upon final approval of the FY 2022 budget by the City Council of Schertz,
TX.
Respectfully,
Mark Browne
1400 Schertz Parkway * Schertz, Texas 78154 * 210.619.1020 * schertz.com