HomeMy WebLinkAboutE. SMART'S TRUCK & TRAILER - REPAIR COMMERCIAL CONTAINER TRUCK #1626CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
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6/19/09 No. Recommendation to approve payment to Smart's Truck 1 of 1
and Trailer repairs to Commercial Container Truck #1626
RECOMMENDATION:
Equipment Services Division recommends that the City Council approve payment of $5,395.35 to
Smart's Truck and Trailer for repairs to equipment #1626, a 2007 Autocar Xpeditor Commercial
Container truck. The repair cost will be expensed to the fiscal year 2009 Public Works-Solid Waste
Commercial Division Equipment Maintenance account # 403-1273-533.43-00.
BACKGROUND:
The unit was brought to the attention of the garage as having problems with the engine. Upon inspection,
we found the engine was losing power and the decision was made to tow the unit to the Autocar dealer.
Their evaluation revealed that the turbo was worn, requiring replacement and the after-cooler was leaking.
(This procurement is exempt from the bid process under Texas Local Government Code Section 252.011,
General Exemptions (7A), a procurement ojitems that are availableJrom only one source, including items that
are available from one source because ofpatents, copyrights, secret processes, or natural monopolies.) Smart' S
Truck and Trailer has provided the following cost to repair the engine:
Smart's Truck and Trailer of Beaumont, Texas ................................$5,395.35
BUDGET/FISCAL EFFECT:
The repair cost will be expensed to the fiscal year 2009 Public Works-Solid Waste Container Division
account#403-1273-533.43-D0.
STAFF/EMPLOYEE EFFECT:
None
SUMM Y:
We recd end that the City of Port Arthur approve payment of $5,395.35 to Smart's Truck and Trailer
of Be o , T s r repairs to Unit #1626 a Commere' ontainer trucl
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