The Fleet Services Division of the Environmental & Neighborhood Services Department procures tires for use on City vehicles. Section 791.025 of the Texas Government Code and Sections 271.101 and 271.102 of the Texas Local Government Code authorize the City to participate in the Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA), utilizing their purchasing agreement for the procurement of tires.

This type of agreement leverages the purchasing potential of governmental entities. All contracts are competitively bid, and contracts are awarded in compliance with state procurement laws and regulations. Resolution 12-05 was approved by the City Council in February of 2012 and authorizes the City to participate in contracts awarded by WSCA.

Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems is the WSCA approved vendor that supplies tires to the Sugar Land area. The pricing, product quality and customer service provided by Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems through WSCA has been researched and found to be a good value for the City.

The Environmental & Neighborhood Services Department recommends the City Council authorize the purchase of Goodyear tires through the Western States Contracting Alliance (WSCA) vendor Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems in the maximum amount of $150,000 for FY 2018. Budgeted funding is available in the fleet maintenance line item of the department operating budgets.