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AUTHORIZATION TO ENTER INTO A LINKING AGREEMENT WITH FREIGHTLINER OF ARIZONA, LLC, FOR THE COOPERATIVE PURCHASE OF A CERTIFIED STREET SWEEPER
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 City Manager to enter into a Linking Agreement with Freightliner of Arizona, LLC, for the cooperative purchase of a certified street sweeper, in an amount not to exceed $268,696.12 for the entire term of the Agreement, and to authorize the City Manager to renew the Agreement, at the City Manager's discretion, for an additional one, one-year renewal; contingent upon Council budget approval and Council acceptance of a Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) funding grant for a certified street sweeper.
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Background
In September 2016, the Public Works Department submitted an application to MAG for federal Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) funding grant for a certified street sweeper for use on city streets. On December 6, 2016, MAG approved the city's funding request in an amount not to exceed $253,396.
Freightliner of Arizona, LLC, was awarded a bid by the State of Arizona for Medium and Heavy Duty Cab and Chassis. Staff is requesting to utilize the Arizona Procurement Cooperative Purchasing Agreement, of which Glendale is a member. Contract ADSPO15-093361 was awarded on January 9, 2014 and ends on January 14, 2018, and may be renewed an additional one, one-year renewal.
Cooperative purchasing allows counties, municipalities, schools, colleges, and universities in Arizona to use a contract that was compositely procured by another governmental entity or purchasing cooperative. Such purchasing helps reduce the cost of procurement, allows access to a multitude of competitively bid contracts, and provides the opportunity to take advantage of volume pricing. The Glendale City Code authorizes cooperative purchases when the solicit...
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