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i <br />Elk River ~. <br />Municipal Utilities <br />13069 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 430 <br />Elk River, MN 55330-0430 <br />UTILITIES COMMISSION MEETING <br />Phone: 763.44].2020 <br />Fax. 763.441.8099 <br />TO: FROM: <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission Troy Adams, P.E. -Director of Operations <br />John Dietz, Chair <br />Daryl Thompson, Trustee <br />Al Nadeau <br />MEETING DATE: AGENDA ITEM NUMBER: <br />March 8, 2011 5.3 <br />SUBJECT: <br />2011 Cable Plow Purchase <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Approved in the 201 l Budget was the purchase of a cable plow. The cable plow after trade-in of <br />our current Case 960 cable plow was budgeted for $150,000. <br />DISCUSSION: <br />This type of equipment is not available through the Minnesota State Bids. However, National <br />Joint Power Alliance (NJPA) is a government service cooperative that had been created through <br />MN Stature 123A.21 and they have government contracts for this type of construction <br />equipment. This agency provides a similar service as the Minnesota State Bids and is enable to <br />do so by MN Statue 471.59 and 471.345. Attached for Commission review under agenda item <br />5.2 is a NJPA brochure detailing the enabling legislation. Vermeer has the contract with NJPA <br />for this type of equipment. <br />The quote on a Vermeer cable plow after trade-in is $131,921.16. <br />ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Staff recommends purchasing the Vermeer cable plow. <br />