City Council APPROVED the Purchase of Ten Ford Trucks and One Ford Van for Public Works Bawa and Engineering through Good Buy

 The City Council authorizes the purchase of ten (10) Ford Trucks and one (1) Ford Van from Silsbee Ford, through GoodBuy Purchasing Cooperative, for a total amount of $356,208.00; this this amount includes a GoodBuy purchase fee of $300 for each purchase order.

The vehicles being purchased include: four (4) F-150 Crew Cabs, four (4) F-250 Crew Cabs and two (2) F-350 Crew Cabs.  Three (3) of these trucks will be new vehicles and seven (7) are replacement vehicles; specifically:

• one (1) F-150 Crew Cab Vehicle will be a replacement vehicle used in Engineering for the project manager;
• one (1) F-150 Crew Cab Vehicle will be a replacement vehicle for Solid Waste;
• two (2) F-150 Crew Cab will be a new vehicles for the new BAWA East Surface Water Treatment Plant;
• one (1) F-250 Crew Cab will be a replacement vehicle for Crack Seal and Joint Repair;
• one (1) F-250 Crew Cab will be a replacement vehicle for Utility Transmission;
• one (1) F-250 Crew Cab will be a replacement vehicle for Waste Water Treatment;
• one (1) F-250 Crew Cab will be a replacement vehicle for Utility Construction;
• one (1) F-350 Crew Cab Vehicle will be a replacement vehicle for Traffic Control;
• one (1) F-350 4X4 Crew Cab Vehicle will be a new vehicle for BAWA East; and
• one (1) Ford Van will be a replacement vehicle for Pollution Control.

The monies for this purchase will be available on January 1, 2021.