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Authorization to Purchase One 2024 Ford F-250 Truck

Original title: AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE UNDER SOURCEWELL CONTRACT # 2024 091521 - NAF & 06 ONE (1) 2024 FORD F-250 REGULAR CAB 2WD XL

November 9, 2023

procurement city fleet vehicle purchase government spending

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The Frame

What this does

This resolution authorizes the expenditure of city funds for a new municipal vehicle, which will be added to the city's fleet.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

City Fleet Department

The department will receive and manage the new vehicle.

Taxpayers

City funds are being utilized to procure the vehicle.

What changed

Last recorded activity November 9, 2023.

What's next

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Summary

The City Council is considering a resolution to approve the purchase of one 2024 Ford F-250 Regular Cab truck. The vehicle will be acquired through an existing cooperative purchasing agreement known as contract #2024 091521.

Key Facts

The City Council is authorizing the purchase of one 2024 Ford F-250 Regular Cab 2WD XL.
The purchase is being made through Sourcewell contract #2024 091521.
The resolution is filed under number 23-2151.
The item is currently listed on the Consent Agenda.
The resolution was introduced on October 26, 2023.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a Sourcewell contract?

is a government agency that creates cooperative purchasing contracts, allowing local governments to buy goods and services at pre-negotiated prices without having to conduct their own individual bidding process.

What is a Consent Agenda?

A is a portion of a meeting agenda where routine or non-controversial items are grouped together and approved in a single vote to save time.

Why It Matters

This resolution authorizes the expenditure of city funds for a new municipal vehicle, which will be added to the city's fleet.

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Use of Cooperative Purchasing

The city is utilizing a Sourcewell contract to bypass a standard competitive bidding process for this vehicle purchase.

Sourcewell City Council

Connected Entities

other2024 Ford F-250 Regular Cab 2WD XL“The specific vehicle model to be purchased.”Map →

organizationCity Council“The governing body reviewing and voting on the resolution.”Map →

organizationSourcewell“A government cooperative purchasing agency that provides pre-negotiated contract”Map →

Sources

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