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<br /> <br />*Item# 3.11.* <br /> <br />, <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Phil Hals, Street Department Superintendent <br /> <br />DATE: September 19,2005 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Equipment Purchase <br /> <br />The 2005 budget includes funding to purchase a new street sweeper with equipment <br />certificates. In the fall of 2004, the Street Department demonstrated 5 air sweepers and 3 <br />mechanical sweepers. At that time, we decided that a mechanical sweeper would best serve <br />the City's needs. <br /> <br />This spring we rented a Johnston sweeper from Ruffridge-J ohnson Company and an Elgin <br />sweeper from MacQueen Equipment Company. After renting both machines, Staff <br />concluded that while the Elgin is more expensive, it had superior sweeping performance <br />over the Johnston. These machines are available on the MNDOT state bid, so we received <br />the lowest bids possible and they are as follows: <br /> <br />Johnston MX450 <br />Elgin Pelican SE <br /> <br />$ 136,517.03 includes tax <br />141,210.48 includes tax <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends that City Council approve the purchase of a new Elgin Pelican SE <br />sweeper from MacQueen Equipment Company for $141,210.48, with equipment certificates <br />as the funding source. <br />