Consideration to award contract RFB 2026-074 to the bidder Arguindegui Oil CO. II, Ltd, Laredo, Texas in an annual amount not to exceed $130,000.00 for a total contract value of $520,000.00 for the purchase of engine oil and transmission fluid for the Laredo Transit Management, Inc., (El Metro). The term of this contract shall be for a period of one year beginning as of the date of its execution a

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Consideration to award contract RFB 2026-074 to the bidder Arguindegui Oil CO. II, Ltd, Laredo, Texas in an annual amount not to exceed $130,000.00 for a total contract value of $520,000.00 for the purchase of engine oil and transmission fluid for the Laredo Transit Management, Inc., (El Metro). The term of this contract shall be for a period of one year beginning as of the date of its execution and is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds. The contract may be extended for three, additional one year periods, each upon mutual agreement of the parties. Funding is available in the El Metro Operations Budget.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.9/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).