HomeMy WebLinkAbout033698 RES - 07/22/2025Resolution authorizing the outright purchase of 14 replacement and
two additional light vehicles by various City departments, through the
TIPS Cooperative, with such items to be acquired in the manner, at the
amounts, and from the sources stated, with FY 2025 funding of
$1,176,428.88.
WHEREAS, various City departments need to acquire both new and replacement
fleet vehicles via direct purchase; and
WHEREAS, such acquisitions are to be sourced through the purchasing
cooperative in the manner indicated, at the amounts stated, and from the funding
accounts identified in this resolution.
Be it resolved by the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas:
Section 1. The City Council specifically finds that the foregoing statements included in
the preamble of this resolution are true and correct and adopts such findings for all intents
and purposes related to the authorization of these procurements.
Section 2. The Asset Management Department is authorized to acquire by purchase one
replacement Ford F-450 regular cab 4x4 service body tire truck and one replacement
Ford Transit cargo van, both from Silsbee Ford, for a total amount of $193,617.15, with
FY 2025 funding from the Fleet Equipment Replacement Fund.
Section 3. The Fire Department is authorized to acquire by purchase (i) three
replacement Ford F-250 crew cab 4x4 trucks from Silsbee Ford for a total amount of
$236,625.00, with FY 2025 funding from the Fleet Equipment Replacement Fund; and (ii)
one replacement and one additional Chevrolet Tahoe PPV from Lake Country Chevrolet
for a total amount of $135,379.00, with FY 2025 funding of $67,689.50 from the Fleet
Equipment Replacement Fund and $67,689.50 from the General Fund.
Section 4. The Gas Department is authorized to acquire by purchase four replacement
Ford F-250 extended cab service body trucks from Silsbee Ford for a total amount of
$275,653.64, with FY 2025 funding from the Fleet Equipment Replacement Fund.
Section 5. The Police Department is authorized to acquire by purchase one replacement
Ford F-450 crew cab 4x4 service body truck and three replacement Ford F150
Responders from Silsbee Ford for a total amount of $278,979.84, with FY 2025 funding
of $173,671.59 from the Fleet Equipment Replacement Fund and $105,308.25 from the
Law Enforcement Trust Fund.
Section 6. The Health Department is authorized to acquire by purchase one additional
Ford F-150 crew cab 4x4 truck from Silsbee Ford for $56,174.25, with FY 2025 funding
from the Health Grants Fund.
Section 7. All vehicles will be acquired through the TIPS purchasing cooperative.
Section 8. Of the total amount of FY 2025 funding authorized, $67,689.50 is from the
General Fund, $56,174.25 is from the Texas Beach Watch FY 2025 Grant, $105.308.25
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is from the Law Enforcement Trust Federal Grant, and $947,256.88 is from the Fleet
Equipment Replacement Fund. Also, contingent funding of 10% has been included in the
amounts stated in Sections 2 through 5 and is authorized pursuant to this resolution due
to the ongoing volatility of market conditions and current supply chain issues, with such
contingent funding to be accessed only on an as -needed basis per individual item
purchased.
Section 9. The City Manager, or his designee, is authorized to execute all documents
necessary to acquire the vehicles and equipment enumerated in this resolution for a total
estimated amount of $1,176,428.88 and in the manner, from the fund accounts, and
through the purchasing cooperative identified in the previous sections of this resolution.
Section 10. The City's Director of Finance & Procurement, or the Director's designee
("Director") is authorized to approve necessary substitute acquisitions of vehicles,
machinery, and equipment designated in this resolution, provided, (i) the substitute meets
or exceeds the original product features available in the manner specified in this
resolution, (ii) the substitute product is available through the same purchasing method,
and (iii) at the same or lower pricing authorized in this resolution.
PASSED AND APPROVED on the day of 7-\1-A\L. , 2025
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Paulette Guajardo, May
AT EST:
ebecca Huerta, Cit Secretary
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CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI
CERTIFICATION OF FUNDS
(City Charter Article IV, Sections 7 & 8)
I, the Director of Financial Services of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas (or his/her duly authorized
representative), hereby certify to the City Council and other appropriate officers that the money required
for the current fiscal year's portion of the contract, agreement, obligation or expenditure described
below is in the Treasury to the credit of the Fund specified below, from which it is to be drawn, and has
not been appropriated for any other purpose. Future payments are subject to annual appropriation
by the City Council.
City Council Action Date: July s, 2025
Agenda Item:
Legistar Number: 25-0610
Resolution authorizing the acquisition of 14 replacement and two additional light vehicles by various
City Departments, of which all 16 units will be outright purchases, through the TIPS Cooperatives for a
total amount of $1,176,428.88, with FY 2025 funding in the amount of $67,689.50 coming from the
FY 2025 General Fund, $56,174.25 coming from the FY 2025 Health Grants Fund,
$105.308.25 coming from the FY 2025 Law Enforcement Trust Fund, and $947,256.88 coming
from the FY 2025 Fleet Equipment Replacement Fund.
Amount Required: $1,176,428.88
Fund Name
Accounting Unit
Account
No.
Activity
Amount
General Fund
1020-10-12010
550020
$ 67,689.50
Health Grants Fund
1066-15-89
550020
831832F
$ 56,174.25
Law Enforcement Trust Fund
1074-29-89
550020
826100F
$ 105,308.25
Fleet Equipment Replacement Fund
5111-13-11701
550020
$ 173,671.59
Fleet Equipment Replacement Fund
5111-13-12000
550020
$ 304,314.50
Fleet Equipment Replacement Fund
5111-13-34000
550020
$ 275,653.64
Fleet Equipment Replacement Fund
5111-13-40111
550020
$ 193,617.15
Total FY 2025 Funding
$ 1,176,428.88
o Certification Not Required
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Director of Financial Services
Date: 7- a 5 _0 5