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Elk River ~-- <br />Municipal Utilities <br />13069 Orono Parkway <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />February 8, 2007 <br />To: Elk River Municipal Utilities Commission <br />Jerry Takle <br />Jim Tralle <br />Jerry Gumphrey <br />From: Bryan Adams <br />Subject: Vehicle Purchases <br />phone: 763.441.2020 <br />Fax: 763.441.8099 <br />The 2007 budget contains line items to replace three pick-up trucks and add one pick-up <br />truck for the additional water operator. From experience, we try to replace pick-ups on a <br />ten year or 100,000 miles basis. After 100,000 miles of stop and go city driving, they are <br />pretty well used up. In an effort to get as much life out of our vehicles, we move the <br />vehicles from higher mileage jobs to lower mileage jobs as they get older. <br />This year we are proposing to retire and sell the following: <br />Unit #1 1997 Ranger with approximately 95,000 miles <br />Unit #3 1997 Chevrolet 4x4 with approximately 97,000 miles <br />Unit #14 1997 Chevrolet 4x4 with approximately 105,000 miles <br />Elk River Ford has the State bid on Ford and Dodge trucks. This year we recommend the <br />'/2 ton 4x4. I drive a Ranger pick-up 4x4 and it probably gets the most miles and gets the <br />least miles per gallon. I only need a 4x4 with four doors and not necessarily apick-up. <br />Attached are the specifications and price sheets for the following vehicles. <br />Ford F-150 4x4 $16,772.50/ea. <br />Dodge Dakota Quad Cab 4x4 $19,007.00/ea. <br />Jeep Compass 4x4 $18,787.00/ea. <br />For trucks to utilize E-85 fuel, the next larger engine is required at an additional <br />approximate $700. The Jeep Compass gets far better mileage than the pick-ups. <br />Staff recommends authorization be given to sell the three 1997 pick-ups and purchase <br />three Ford F150 4x4's and one Jeep Compass. <br />