Consideration to award supplies contract RFP 2026-086 for the purchase of OEM parts for small and medium vehicles for the City’s Fleet Department with the following vendors: Section I: Rush Truck Center, Laredo, TX in a two-year amount $1,700,000.00 and $2,550,000.00 for the remainder of the contract term; Andy’s Auto Air & Bus, Laredo, TX in a two-year amount $250,000.00 and $375,000.00 for

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Consideration to award supplies contract RFP 2026-086 for the purchase of OEM parts for small and medium vehicles for the City’s Fleet Department with the following vendors: Section I: Rush Truck Center, Laredo, TX in a two-year amount $1,700,000.00 and $2,550,000.00 for the remainder of the contract term; Andy’s Auto Air & Bus, Laredo, TX in a two-year amount $250,000.00 and $375,000.00 for the remainder of the contract term; Section II: Rush Truck Center, Laredo, TX in a two-year amount $600,000.00 and $900,000.00 for the remainder of the contract term; Andy’s Auto Air & Bus, Laredo TX in a two-year amount $170,000.00 and $255,000.00 for the remainder of the contract term; Section III: Rotex Truck Center, Laredo, TX in a two-year amount $700,000.00 and $1,050,000.00 for the remainder of the contract term; Rush Truck Center, Laredo, TX in a two-year amount $300,000.00 and $450,000.00 for the remainder of the contract term; Section IV: Rush Truck Center, Laredo, TX in a two-year amount $250,000.00 and $375,000.00 for the remainder of the contract term; Andy’s Auto Air & Bus, Laredo, TX in a two-year amount $100,000.00 and $150,000.00 for the remainder of the contract term; Section V: Rush Truck Center, Laredo, TX in a two-year amount $350,000.00 and $525,000.00 for the remainder of the contract term; Andy’s Auto Air & Bus, Laredo, TX in a two-year amount $150,000.00 and $225,000.00 for the remainder of the contract term. Section VI: Rush Truck Center, Laredo, TX in a two-year amount $800,000.00 and $1,200,000.00 for the remainder of the contract term; Andy’s Auto Air & Bus, Laredo, TX in a two-year amount $200,000.00 and $300,000.00 for the remainder of the contract term. This contract provides the Fleet Department with the ability to purchase OEM parts for small and medium vehicle repairs. The term of this contract shall be for a period of two years beginning as of the date of its execution. This is contract can be renewed three additional one-year periods upon mutual agreement of the parties. All parts will be secured on an as-needed basis. Funding is available in the Fleet Management Fund.

This motion is scored as RESTRAINS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 4.6/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, voting YES on measures that cap or reduce ad valorem tax burdens, expand taxpayer exemptions, retire debt early, enforce competitive bidding caps, or remove regulatory/zoning barriers to private property rights earns a positive Pro-Liberty score.