AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO THE LINKING AGREEMENT WITH EMPIRE SOUTHWEST, LLC, AND RATIFY AND APPROVE AN EMERGENCY COOPERATIVE PURCHASE OF A CATERPILLAR TRASH COMPACTOR CERTIFIED POWER TRAIN REBUILD FOR THE GLENDALE MUNICIPAL LANDFILL
Staff Contact: Jack Friedline, Director, Public Works
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Purpose and Recommended Action
Recommendation
This is a request for City Council to authorize the Acting City Manager to enter into amendment No. 2 to the linking agreement with Empire Southwest, LLC (Empire), and to ratify the cooperative purchase of a Caterpillar trash compactor certified power train rebuild for the Glendale Municipal Landfill (Landfill) in an amount not to exceed $335,000.
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Background
The trash compactor is equipment used by staff to efficiently bury garbage received at the Landfill on a daily basis. The Landfill received approximately 338,000 tons of refuse last fiscal year (FY) and is on pace to process approximately the same amount this FY. The city utilizes two trash compactors in order to meet customer demands and manage daily operations at the Landfill per State and Federal guidelines.
Empire was awarded Contract No. 120377 by the City of Tucson through the National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance (National-IPA) Master Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement. All agreements offered through the National-IPA have been awarded through a Request for Proposal (RFP) competitive solicitation by a public Principal Procurement Agency (PPA). The PPA's for Arizona are the City of Tucson and Maricopa County.
The City of Tucson Master Intergovernmental Cooperative Purchasing Agreement is accessible for use by Glendale through Council adoption of resolution 4684 New Series authorizing and directing the city's participation in the National-IPA for the purpose of making cooperative purchases. This contract provides the best pricing available for the purchase of the Caterpillar trash compactor ...
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