23-R-95 Purchase Various Vehicles 2023-2024 Vehicle Replacement/Acquisition ProgramRESOLUTION NO. 23-R-95
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS AUTHORIZING EXPENDITURES OF UP TO
$220,000 WITH SILSBEE FORD, $127,000 WITH CALDWELL
COUNTRY FORD/CHEVROLET, $166,000 WITH SOUTHWEST
AMBULANCE SALES, $270,000 WITH FRAZER, $168,000 WITH
CLOSNER, AND $265,000 WITH DOGGETT FREIGHTLINER FOR THE
PURCHASE OF VARIOUS VEHICLES/EQUIPMENT AS PART OF THE
2023-2024 VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT/ACQUISITION
PROGRAM AND OTHER MATTERS IN CONNECTION THEREWITH.
WHEREAS, the Schertz Fleet Department has a need to purchase multiple vehicles,
equipment as part of the Vehicle/Equipment Replacement/Acquisition Program; and
WHEREAS, the Schertz Fleet Department has done due diligence in researching what
vehicle best fits the needs of the departments, to obtain the best pricing/availability, and to
provide the best quality of vehicles/equipment; and
WHEREAS, the City of Schertz has chosen various Group Purchasing Cooperative
Vendors, for the purchase the vehicles; 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 issue Purchase Orders to the awarded vendors.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SCHERTZ, TEXAS THAT:
Section 1. The City Council hereby authorizes expenditures of up to: $220,000 with
Silsbee Ford, $127,000 with Caldwell Country Ford/Chevrolet, $166,000 with Southwest
Ambulance Sales, $270,000 with Frazer, $168,000 with Closner, and $265,000 with Doggett
Freightliner
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provision of this Resolution are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, and the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, thisL dt of �1023.
CITY SCH -:RTZ, TEXAS
a i GtWrrez, Mayor
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