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<br /> <br />Item # 3.3. <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Phil Hals, Street Superintendent <br /> <br />DATE: December 6, 2004 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Snow Push Blade Purchase <br /> <br />During the annual snow plowing policy review, Staff mentioned that the City will be plowing <br />the N orthstar commuter parking lot for the 2004-05 season. Since we have never plowed <br />this lot and we do not have any historical information on plowing time, three separate <br />individuals have estimated that the plowing time to be about 3 hours per snowfall. <br /> <br />Timing will be critical since the lot is used early in the day and our loader routes will be <br />under additional pressure. To speed the plowing process, I recommend the purchase of a <br />snow dozer blade attachment for our newest front end loader. This blade is a ftxed angle <br />straight blade that is 16' in width and can be quickly attached or detached from our loader. <br />The snow push blade has the capacity of 21 cubic yards of snow per pass, so the Street <br />Department staff estimates that it will cut the plowing time for this lot in half. Due to its <br />width, the blade will be stored onsite or at a secure facility near the site. <br /> <br />If in the future we no longer have to plow this lot, the plow could be sold or moved to City <br />Hall, our next largest parking lot. <br /> <br />The following are quotes with tax included for the snow push blade: <br /> <br />Ziegler's <br />Trueman Welters <br /> <br />16' FFC <br />16' Protech <br />16' NFW <br />16' Henke <br />16' Bonnell <br />16' FFC <br /> <br />$4,749.90 <br />5,612.00 <br />6,283.50 <br />6,693.52 <br />5,575.28 <br />5,325.00 <br /> <br />St. Joseph Equipment <br />Pro Tech <br />RDO Equipment <br />" " <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends purchase of a 16' snow push blade from St. Joseph Equipment for the <br />sum of $4,749.90 with the monies from the Street Reserve Fund. <br />