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River <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Phil Hals <br /> <br />February 23, 2004 <br /> <br />2004 Equipment Purchase <br /> <br />~ltem # 5.6_. <br /> <br />The 2004 capital ouday budget contains $135,000 for the purchase of a single axle truck with <br />snowplow equipment, hydraulic controls, a swap loader body and a "v" box sander. <br /> <br />I have compared five truck models from three manufacturers via the MNDOT bid process. <br />The plow equipment and truck body will come from another vendor, and the bids for the <br />plow and truck equipment will not be ready for City Council approval until March 8, 2004. <br />However, I would ask that the Council move forward with the truck chassis purchase now. <br />The total cost of the truck with final truck cab and chassis bid, and the preliminary body and <br />equipment numbers will be well below the budgeted $135,000. <br /> <br />BID RECAPITULATION <br /> <br />I-State Truck Center (Freightliner) <br />Boyer Truck Center (Sterling Acterra) <br />Boyer Truck Center (Sterling L8500) <br />Northstar Truck Center (International 7500) <br />Northstar Truck Center (International 7600) <br /> <br />$54,591.00 <br /> 57,750.00 <br /> 58,250.00 <br /> 59,970.00 <br /> 70,550.00 <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends that City Council authorize the purchase of a Freightliner, model M2-106 <br />truck and chassis, utilizing the state bid process from I-State Truck Center for $54,591.00 <br />with $3,548.41 sales tax, for a total of $58,139.41. <br /> <br /> <br />