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Consideration of and action on authorization to purchase a 2017 Freightliner M2-106-80 (Garbage Truck) for the Sanitation Department through the Houston-Galveston Area Council Cooperative Purchasing Program.
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Summary: The Sanitation Department is requesting the purchase of a new 2017 Freightliner M2-106-80 (Garbage Truck) as a replacement for a 2009 Freightliner Truck with a mileage of 44,383.
Vendor: Houston Freightliner
Cost: $181,375
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:
A budgeted amount of $40,800 is included in the Fiscal Year 2016-2017 Sanitation Department Budget, Account No. 10-402-4907, Large Trucks/Heavy Rolling Stock, to fund the first year of lease-purchase financing for a new garbage truck.
Recommended action:
Approval to purchase a 2017 Freightliner M2-106-80 (Garbage Truck) for the Sanitation Department through the Houston-Galveston Area Council Cooperative Purchasing Program.