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River <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />Bruce A. West, Fire Chief <br /> <br />March 8, 2004 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Purchase of 2004 Grass Rig Pick-Up <br /> <br />* Item 3.6.* <br /> <br />The 2004 Fire Department budget includes, under equipment reserves, a ne~v 4X4 pick-up <br />to be used as a frrefighting grass fire unit. The Fire Department has developed a 20-year <br />capital improvement plan and this falls under the replacement of the 1988 Ford grass unit. <br />I have reviewed the 2004 State of Minnesota Bid Specifications for pick-up trucks and have <br />also requested a bid from Elk River Ford and sales person, Wade Turner. <br /> <br />The following are the results of the State Bid Specifications and the submitted bid from Elk <br />River Ford. After reviewing the State Bid Specifications and other recommended options <br />for a heavy-duty service type grass unit vehicle, I am recommending the following <br />specifications: A Ford F350 4X4 with 6.8 V10 engine, vinyl upholstery, 4.30 limited slip rear <br />axle, heavy duty front suspension and rear stabilizer bar, Class V hitch receiver, and <br />collapsible trailer tow mirrors. The options as noted above are the same cost with the State <br />Bid as with Elk River Ford. The State Bid has a delivery charge from the vendor's location <br />to the delivery location at $1 per mile. The State Bid is from C&M Ford in Hallock, MN, <br />which is 360 miles, therefore, a savings of $360 with no delivery charge from Elk River Ford. <br /> <br />I am requesting Council approval for the purchase of a Ford F350 pick-up truck from Elk <br />River Ford with the options as stated above for the purchase price of $21,613.00. The Elk <br />River Fire Department does not pay sales tax on a vehicle that shall be used for emergency <br />response. Funding for the 2004 Ford F350 pick-up truck, slide in tank unit, radio, light bar <br />package, and miscellaneous items are budgeted for $45,000 and shall be from equipment <br />reserves. <br /> <br />I have enclosed for your review the State Bid and Elk River Ford's submitted bid referencing <br />pick-up trucks. <br /> <br />S:O ffsite /Fire / Bidspecs / O4G rassRig.doc <br /> <br /> <br />