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ity of <br /> <br />iver <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Item #4.1. <br /> <br />Mayor & City Council <br />Bruce A. West, Fire Chie~~ <br />October 26, 1998 <br /> <br />Purchase of Chassis for Fire <br />Department Tanker <br /> <br />The Elk River Fire Department is requesting Council approval for the <br />purchase of a new tanker chassis. This new truck chassis will replace the <br />current Tanker 2's 1971 Ford L-900 chassis. The current chassis was <br />purchased used approximately 15 years ago and has a high amount of miles. <br />I have discussed this purchase with both City Administrator Pat Klaers and <br />Assistant City Administrator Lori Johnson during our 1999 budget meetings. <br /> <br />After preliminary discussions with numerous chassis manufacturers, and <br />after discussing the State of Minnesota Contract Bid Purchasing Program <br />with Assistant City Administrator Lori Johnson, I decided to pursue the <br />State of Minnesota Purchasing Program. The state purchasing bid was <br />awarded to Boyer Ford of St. Paul for the Sterling Ford truck. I have met <br />with and given the tanker specifications from the Elk River Fire Department <br />to Daryl Anderson, the representative from Boyer Ford who manages the <br />State of Minnesota bid program. Boyer Ford has reviewed all the chassis <br />specifications and has submitted the following quotation to the City of Elk <br />River. <br /> <br />· i heavy duty tandem axle 1999 Sterling diesel truck with freight <br /> and all options - $62,665.00 (includes trade in) <br /> <br />The City of Elk River will not be required to pay sales tax on this purchase <br />because it is for an emergency vehicle, which is exempt from state sales tax. <br /> <br />I have reviewed the bid specifications with the Fire Department membership <br />and they are in concurrence with the quotation on the new tanker chassis. <br />Therefore, I am requesting approval from the Council for the purchase of a <br />new Sterling tanker chassis from Boyer Ford. The expected delivery date for <br />the new tanker chassis is approximately April 1999. <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · TDD & Phone: (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />