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<br /> <br />*Item 3.7.* <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Bruce A. West, Fire Chief <br /> <br />DATE: January 9,2006 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Authorization to Purchase Fire Department Grass Unit <br /> <br />The 2006 Fire Department equipment reserve budget includes a new 4x4 pickup to be used as a <br />fIre fIghting grass fue unit. The Elk River Fire Department developed a 20-year capital improvement <br />plan and this falls under the replacement of the 1990 Ford grass unit. I have reviewed the 2006 State <br />of Minnesota bid specifIcations for pickup trucks and Elk River Ford has been awarded the state bid <br />for F-350 4x4 Crew Cab pickups. I have discussed the state bid with sales person Wade Turner from <br />Elk River Ford. <br /> <br />After reviewing the state bid specifIcations and other recommended options for a heavy duty <br />service-type grass unit vehicle, I am recommending the following specifIcations: Ford F-350 Crew <br />Cab 4x4 with 6.8 Vl0 Engine, vinyl upholstery, 4.30 limited slip rear axle, heavy-duty front <br />suspension and rear stabilizer bar, class V hitch receiver, and collapsible trailer-tow mirrors. The <br />state bid includes a delivery charge from the vendor's location which we will not have to pay <br />because Elk River Ford has been awarded the state bid. <br /> <br />The Elk River Fire Department does not pay sales tax on a vehicle that shall be used for emergency <br />response. Funding for the 2006 Ford F-350 pickup, slide-in tank unit, radio package, light bar <br />package, lettering, and miscellaneous items are budgeted for $45,000 and shall come from <br />equipment reserves. The cost breakdown is as follows: <br /> <br />Pick up Truck <br />Slide-in unit <br />Lettering <br />Light Package <br />Opticon/Radio Package <br />Bed Liner <br /> <br />$24,482.30 <br />$9,130.00 <br />$535.00 <br />$2,500.00 <br />$2,000.00 <br />$450.00 <br /> <br />Total <br /> <br />$39,097.30 <br />