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REQUEST FOR ACTION <br />TO ITEM NUMBER <br />Mayor and Ci Council (, 2 , <br />AGENDA SECTION MEETING DATE PREPARED BY <br />Worksession Au st 15, 2011 Phil Hals, Street Su erintendent <br />ITEM DESCRIPTION REVIEWED By <br />Purchase of Asphalt Patching Equipment Tim Simon, Finance Director <br /> REVIEWED BY <br /> Robert Thistle, Ci Astrator <br />ACTION REQUESTED <br />Staff requests Council approval to purchase asphalt patching equipment. <br />BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION <br />Funds are budgeted in the 2011 Equipment Replacement Fund to purchase asphalt patching equipment. <br />Staff recommends purchasing two patching systems. Both of these units are available on the State <br />Equipment contract. The patching systems staff recommends purchasing are as follows: <br />A Falcon 4 ton heated patch trailer that is capable of reheating asphalt chunks back into a <br />workable condition. Using reheated chunks saves $73.00 per ton over using a specialty <br />patching mix. This trailer will give us the ability to patch early in the spring before the <br />asphalt plants are open. The trailer we are proposing also has the ability to dump mix out of <br />a rear door. This reduces an accident potential because our present trailer requires that a <br />worker stand on the fender and shovel the mix to the rear door. "The existing patch trailer <br />will be sent to auction. <br />2. The second unit is a Schwarze Model 550 air velocity patch trailer that uses a blower driven <br />airstream to mix 1 /4" aggregate chips with emulsified asphalt and spray the mixture into the <br />hole. While the unit can be used for general pothole patching, its best application is for <br />patching shallow areas, such as cross cracks, trench settlements, exposed manhole castings <br />and the like. This will give us a second patch unit for the spring pothole season and will <br />provide smoother more durable patches the rest of the season. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT <br />The 2011 Equipment Replacement Fund has budgeted $100,000 to purchase the asphalt patching <br />equipment. The Falcon patch trailer is $34,454.36, including tax and delivery. The Schwarze Model 550 <br />velocity patch trailer is $56,092.28, including tax and delivery. The two units will be a total of $90,546.64 <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />None <br />Action Motion by Second by Vote <br />N:\Public Bodies\City Council\Council RCA\Agenda Packet\08-15-2011\Streets Trailers.docx <br />