Submitted By: Tye Chighizola
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Presentation By: Tye Chighizola
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Department: Growth Management
STAFF RECOMMENDATION (Motion Ready):
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Approve the purchase of a mobile lift system and support stand using Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Agreement No. 013020-SKI with Stertil-Koni USA, Inc., in the amount of $66,178
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OCALA'S RELEVANT STRATEGIC GOALS:
Operational Excellence, Fiscally Sustainable
PROOF OF PUBLICATION:
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BACKGROUND:
The City has one heavy-duty in-ground lift and one four-post lift system for the mechanics to work on the SunTran buses. The four-post lift system was purchased in 1999 and due to wear and tear, the screw locking mechanism has broken making it unsafe to use. The City did get approval in 2023 to purchase a four-post lift system from MSC Industrial Supply Company; however, the system was defective, and the City received a full refund. Since July 2023, the City has been renting a four-post lift system to help meet the maintenance needs.
FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS:
The broken four-post lift system needs to be replaced so that mechanics can continue to maintain the SunTran buses. The City will be utilizing Sourcewell Cooperative Agreement No. 013020-SKI to purchase the new lift system from Stertil-Koni USA, Inc.
As a political subdivision of the state of Florida, the City of Ocala qualifies as an eligible user of Sourcewell Cooperative Purchasing Agreement No.13020-SKI to purchase vehicle lifts and garage and fleet maintenance equipment. The products offered under Sourcewell Contract No. 013020-SKI were competitively solicited by Sourcewell, a State of Minnesota agency and service cooperative, and evaluated and determined by the City's Procurement Department to be cost effective and to afford City best value.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The City was awarded a $1,233,575 Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) Block Grant, #G2215, in which $66,178 was budgeted for maintenance shop tools/equipment. The ...
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