HomeMy WebLinkAboutD. NEW AIR COMPRESSOR & AIR SYSTEM - TRANSITCITY OF PORT A]I~THUR, TEXAS
MAYOR ANID CITY COUNCIL COMMITNICATIONS
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03/0';'/1 (} Recommendation to Approve the purchase of a new Air
Compressor and Asir System lfor the Transit Maintenance
Division.
RECO'~ZM:ENllA'TION:
The Transit Division recommends that City Council approves the contract for a replacement
purchase of~ one (1;1 Quincy Air Compressor Model QTS-80D, Du~~plex Reciprocating Air
~ 'arnp~ressc~r~ rated at 17.2 ACFM at 175 PSTG. This new air system using "Transair
co~npr~.ssed air ttzbiing. The bid in 1~he amownt of $20,211, for the Transit Maintenance
Divisiicln shall be awarded to McKenzie Compressed Air Solutions of Houston, TX. Funding
for this procurement is provided by Capital Grant #TX-96-X040 and will be expensed to
Tr< nsit Account: #402-1508-561.82-00.
BAC]K~C.ROUNll:
'This equiprrrent will be utilized in the daily maintenance of Transit equipment. The current air
a~inpressor unit is approximately thirty years old as it is in place since 1979 and needs, to be
reh~airecl. The current air compressor unit can be sold at: the City's annual auction or transferred
to arx~ther c6ty department.
The "[,ransit Division solicited for apre-bid meeting on February 16, 2010 for the Curtis
Ultra-Pace Shp. Drcplex Air Compressor and new air system and three (3) bidders were at that
n~~e:eting of t:he three (3) bidders two (2) quotes were received from the following vendors for
the mentioned item or its equivalent:
Bidder Bid Completion Time
(l`- Sabine "Cool & Supply Co .......................$20,768.59........................14 days
P~or•I: Arthur, TX.
('') M[cKenrie Compressed Air Solutions.........$20,211.00........... .............21 days
Houston, TX.
Al tho~.~gh, Sabine 7'001 & Supply Co. of Port Arthur, TX. is closer, the Federal Transit:
~~,clmi_nistration regulations only allows for the lowest bidder based on their considered
h'espor~~sive and Responsible data obtained. The difference between the two (2) bids is
Prepared by
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App~ro~ed !b~
Disposition by Council:
( )Approve
( )Other (Describe)
Processed:
City Secretary
Date:
CITY OF PORT A]~THUR, TEXAS
MAYt)R ANl) CITY COUNCIL COMMIJNICAT_IONS
Date: N;eference No. Subject Page 2 of 2
(1;10"T. lit Recommendation to Approve the purchase of a new Aiir
Compressor and .4ir System for the Transit Maintenance
Division.
BUDGET/FISCAL EFFECT:
Funding fcrr this procurement is (100°io) provided for under the Federal Transit
Admi~;nistralion "ARRA I" Grant (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009), Grant
,,#T~;-9~h~-X040 in the amount of $2:0,211. The total available F.'T.A. grant funding is
1,.163.500.00. "This expense will be charged to the Transit Capital Grant Account 1`lumber:
#~~lt)2- l 508-_61.82-00 in the amount of $20,211.
S'I'AIh'I''/EMPLOYIE:E EFFECT:
No anticipated effecl: on staffing is erected with this action.
~;~i>vr~~auv:
f ~+~ 'hransit. Divisio~a recommends the City Council approve the award for the replacement
~~+.ri~chase of one (1) new Quincy Air c"'ompressor Model QTS-80D, Duplex Reciprocating Air
C"arnp~rc~ssc~~° rated at 17.2 ACFM at 175 PSIG to McKenzie Compresse jAir-utions.
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3'onl Kestranek Colleen Russel 1
~~1'ransi~t M,:~~nager
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SI-+av~nia. Tubbs
I'~.u•chasin~ Manager
Director of Planning
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Deborah Echo s
Director of Finance
JJA/WORD/COUNCIL
E'repar~eci b} : ~ Disposition by Council:
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Appr.o~ ed t,.~
( ;p Approve
Processed:
( )Other (Describe) City Secretary
Date: