Portable Construction and Maintenance Equipment

The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) is soliciting proposals for qualified manufacturers and/or distributors of portable construction and maintenance equipment to supply the HGACBuy Cooperative Purchasing Program, with responses due November 19, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

This is a blanket-contract vehicle available to local governments and qualifying non-profits nationwide. Respondents may bid on one or multiple of ten equipment categories: portable air compressors, light towers, scissor and vertical lifts, telescopic boom lifts, trench shoring equipment, trash pumps, submersible pumps, construction site signage, welders, and related construction equipment. All equipment must comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws and include manufacturer's warranty honored by authorized service locations.

H-GAC reserves the right to award one or multiple contracts and makes no guarantee of volume or usage. The initial contract term is four years with an option for one additional one-year extension at H-GAC's discretion. Pricing must be submitted either as the manufacturer's official list price book with a percentage discount or as a custom HGACBuy-specific price list, exclusive of freight. The awarded contractor must pay a 2% administrative fee to H-GAC on all completed transactions, calculated on purchase order totals before any point-of-purchase discounts.

The contractor must be a properly franchised dealer authorized to sell and service all products offered and must obtain manufacturer approval letters detailing authorized sales regions. Active marketing and expanded geographic coverage are expected to support the nationwide cooperative purchasing program. Quarterly activity reports are required within thirty days of each quarter's conclusion, detailing all transactions, customer information, product descriptions, purchase order details, and dollar amounts.

Questions are due October 23, 2026.