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Houston 1) Freightliner $147,538 $149,857.00 Streets Freightliner with Dump Bed 1) John Deere Doggett Heavy Backhoe / $114,937 $111,850.00 Streets Machinery Loader Totals $1,332,367.00 $1,222,805.50 Miscellaneous: a) The vehicles to be purchased with this agenda request will replace existing vehicles that are now at the end of their service lives with funding from the Vehicle Replacement Fund. b) The budgeted amount listed in the table for the replacement vehicles represents the total funds deposited by each department through FY 2022-23 in the form of lease fees paid by the department over the lease term designated for each vehicle. Funds for motor pool shortage and fleet up-fitting were approved in some FY 2023- 24 divisional budgets. Small fund shortages are paid from the divisional motor pool account and repaid by division in the following budget cycle. c) The amounts listed in the table for vehicles/equipment are the funding amounts approved by Council for the FY 2023-24 budget for equipment replacement. Each division will pay lease fees over the life of the units to establish a funded amount for future replacements. d) The balance remaining (funded amount minus replacement costs) either remains in the divisional motor pool account to pre-fund a portion of the replacement vehicle or is sometimes utilized by the division for up-fitting equipment. (e.g. light bar, trailer hitch, patrol unit up-fitting). Staff recommends purchase of the listed vehicles and equipment through cooperative purchasing programs. The Purchasing Division of the Finance Department has reviewed the recommendation for vehicle and equipment purchases and is in support of this recommendation. Contract pricing was checked on Cooperative Purchasing Programs. STRATEGIC PLAN STRATEGY AND GOAL 3.0 The City of La Porte will have and maintain a strong infrastructure and up to date facilities in order to continue to provide superior services for our citizens. ACTION REQUIRED BY CITY COUNCIL Approval awarding the following purchases: 1. Nine (9) Chevrolet Tahoe PPV to Lake Country Chevrolet for $441,013.25;