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Meeting Date:	02/13/2017
Authorization to use GovDeals.com an online Government Surplus Auction site
Submitted for:	Joe Lopez	Submitted By:	Joe Lopez
Department:	Purchasing

Subject:

Discussion and possible action to authorize the Purchasing Agent to use GovDeals.com, an online government surplus auction website to sell surplus assets including capital assets and controlled assets that no longer are of use to Webb County and/or not financially feasible to repair to place back into circulation for County operations such as heavy equipment, vehicles, trailers or other assets in our inventory; pursuant to Sections 271.101 and 271.102, Subchapter F, Cooperative Purchasing Program, Texas Local Government Code (Buy-Board Contract #457-14), and authorizing the County Judge to sign all relevant documents; and any other matters incident thereto.

Issue: Currently the County has an estimated 50 or more units that are no longer in service and are currently stored at a County yard across from the Road and Bridge Department next to firing range. Additional units are located at Road and Bridge including multiple law enforcement units that have been partially stripped of its equipment and in some cases have equipment that has not been removed.

Solution: Auction all units that are no longer needed or operational. Units are deteriorating and taking up space at Road and Bridge and County yard.

Result: The County will be able to recover some revenue from the online auctions sales. Further, eliminating surplus vehicles no longer operational will help the Purchasing Agent better manage County wide inventory for both capital assets and controlled assets.

Background:

GovDeals sells surplus and confiscated items for government entities such as cities, counties, states, school districts, utilities, hospitals, and law enforcement. GovDeals is the leading government surplus auction service provider with 7,200+ sellers in 48 states and Canada (including over 200 in Texas).

Using GovDeals can maximize the return on surplus items due to number of buyers using site. GovDeals is compliant with Texas law for online auctions (HB 2481).

GovDeals is a Buyboard member and part of the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA). Complete auction results for every item sold during the last 12 months is available at GovDeals.com. This allows comparison to other auction sites and transparency for constituents.

Previous Court Action:

None

Fiscal Impact

Budget Account Number:	n/a
Funding Source:	n/a
Balance:	n/a
Financial Impact:
No impact to G/F. Estimated revenues from auction sales is unknown at this time.

Attachments
Buyboard contract docs
MOU