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MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
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5-23-0~ Recommendation to Award Propane Gas Fuel Bid to Sandifer's I of 2
L. P. Gas for the Transit De artment
RECOMMENDATION:
The Transit Department recommends that the City Council award the bid for supplying GC
#14 Propane Gas for the City's Transit Service Center to Sandifer's L.P. Gas of Port Arthur,
Texas for and estimated amount of $242,760. The bid is-for one (1) year with the option to
renew for one (1) additional year for the following two (2) years. These expenses will be
charged to Transit Inventory/Stores Account Number: 401-000-142.10-00.
BACKGROUND:
This bid was advertised in the Port Arthur News on April 27, 2008 and May 4, 2008. Bids
were mailed to four (4) vendors; only one (1) bid was received. Bidders were required to bid
a price above or below the average price published by the Oil Price Information Service
(OPIS) PAD3 Report for the Beaumont/Port Arthur azea or a firm fixed price.
GC #14 Propane Gas
Sandifer's L.P. Gas Co. 0.680976 ABOVE OPIS
The Rack price at the time of the bid was $2.3759 for Propane L.P. Gas. The Transit
Department utilized 102,000 gallons of Propane Gas in 2007.
BUDGET/FISCAL EFFECT:
Funding for the propane gas purchases in available from Transit Inventory/Stores Account
Number: 401-000-142.10-00. As the fuel is utilizerDconsumed from the Inventory/Stores
Account it will be expensed to Transit Account Numbers: 401-1501-561.24-00 and 401-1506-
561.24-00, respectively.
STAFF/EMPLOYEE EFFECT:
Acceptance of the recommendation will have no effect on staffing levels.
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CITY Off' PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
Date: Reference No. Subject Page.
5-23-08 Recommendation to Award Propane Gas Fuel Bid to Sandifer's 2 of 2
L. P. Gas for the Transit De artment
SUMMARY:
The Transit Department recommends that the City Council award the bid for supplying GC #14
Propane Gas for the City's Transit Service Center to Sandifer's L. P. Gas of Port Arthur, Texas
for an estimated amount.of $242,760. Funding for current and future propane gas purchases
are available from Transit Inventory/Stores Account 401-0000-142.10-00, and as consumed will
be expensed to Transit Account Numbers 401-1501-561.24-00 and 401-1506-561.24-00,
respectively.
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Tom Kestranek
Transit Manager
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Rebecca Underhill
Director of Finance
Colleen
Director
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Shawna Tubbs
Purchasing Manager
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