CC MEETING: October 14, 2025
DATE: October 7, 2025
TO: Erin Rinehart, City Manager
FROM: Dwayne Bianco, Fleet and Facilities Director
Shannon Hicks, Assistant City Manager
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Consider Authorizing The City Manager To Approve A Contract For The Purchase Of Eleven Tahoes From Lake Country Chevrolet Through An Interlocal Agreement With The TIPS Purchasing Cooperative In An Amount Not To Exceed $950,086.83.
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BACKGROUND:
Fleet Services is recommending the purchase of eleven Tahoes that will be assigned to the Police Department. The Chevrolet Tahoe is the workhorse of the Police Department. This purchase will replace ten Tahoes based on the Fleet replacement policy on age, maintenance, and mileage. One additional Tahoe will be purchased for the Patrol Division. This addition to the fleet was approved in this year's budget.
The Tahoes will be purchased with the customized lighting packages, camera and computer wiring, interior modifications and ballistic panels installed before delivery. Fleet Services and the Police Department have collaborated to streamline this process so the Tahoes can be purchased as a turnkey package. This will standardize the build and allow faster availability of the units to be put into service when they are delivered to the City.
Staff recommends acquiring the vehicles with the bid from Lake Country Chevrolet through TIPS. The TIPS cooperative purchasing entity meets all state of Texas competitive bidding requirements. Texas law authorizes this process so that the City can save the time of developing specifications and avoid the duplication of the competitive bidding process.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The vehicles will be purchased with budgeted funds from the Fleet Replacement Fund and Police Department operations fund in the amounts listed below.
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Lake Country Chevrolet (via TIPS)
Tahoes (11 units):
Patrol Units (10) $863,715.30
School Resource Unit (1) $ 86,371.53
Total $950,086.83
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