20-R-39 expenditures in an amount to exceed $500,000 with Silsbee FordRESOLUTION NO. 20 -R -39
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ,
TEXAS AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO
EXCEED $500,000.00 WITH SILSBEE FORD INC
WHEREAS, Fleet Services has a need to purchase five (5) vehicles as part of the Vehicle
Replacement Program; and
WHEREAS, City Staff has done due diligence in researching what vehicles best fits the
needs of the department, to obtain the best pricing and to provide the best quality of vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the City of Schertz has chosen Silsbee Ford, a vendor participating in the
GoodBuy Cooperative Program, for the purchase the vehicles; and
WHEREAS, the City has previously spent approximately $337,000.00 with Silsbee Ford
as approved previously; and
WHEREAS, the additional vehicles will have a cost not to exceed $150,000.00; and
WHEREAS, purchases under the cooperative programs meet the requirements under
Subchapter C, Chapter 791.025 of the Texas Government Code, which states that a local
government that purchases goods and services under this section satisfies the requirement of the
local government to seek competitive bids for the purchase of the goods and services; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that it is in the best interest of the City to
authorize the City Manager to contract with Silsbee Ford, pursuant to the vendor quote process
award information attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Supporting Documentation").
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes expenditures to Silsbee Ford in a not to
exceed amount of FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND AND ZERO DOLLARS ($500,000.00).
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any provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the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
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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 14th day of April, 2020.
CITY OF SCHERTZ, TEXAS
Ralp uAe , Mayor
ATTEST:
ft`renda Dennis, City Secretary
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