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<br /> <br />ITEM 3.6. <br /> <br />TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br /> <br />FROM: PHIL HALS, STREET/PARK SUPT. <br />DATE: FEBRUARY 2, 1993 <br />SUBJECT: PURCHASES <br /> <br />In December, the City Council authorized the purchase of a dump <br />box and a hydraulic system for the used truck, number 219, that <br />was purchased in November. All of these purchases including <br />the sander, are financed by 1993 Equipment Certificates. The <br />last major item needed to complete the package is a salt/sander <br />spreader. I received quotes from three suppliers. <br /> <br />Falls Machine <br />Reach Equipment <br />Crysteel Dist. <br /> <br />$1,645 <br />1,600 <br />1,335 <br /> <br />The unique thing about this quote is that the lowest priced <br />sander is the one that I prefer, so unless the Council directs <br />otherwise, I will make arrangements to purchase the sander from <br />Crysteel Dist. for $1,335.00 plus tax. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />In the 1993 Equipment Repair budget, there is $1,000 for small <br />tools. I would like to ask the Council's permission to <br />purchase a hydraulic hose crimping machine for about $800, and <br />roughly $200 worth of hydraulic hose and fittings so as not to <br />exceed to the $1,000 amount. <br /> <br />Presently, we purchase all of our hydraulic hoses from the <br />local NAPA store. I did the following price comparisons on a <br />five foot hydraulic hose with male fittings. For NAPA to <br />furnish materials, cut and crimp would be $18.69. The <br />materials alone with City labor to cut and crimp would be <br />$9.31 or a 51% savings. With NAPA now occupying their <br />building on east Highway 10, it takes an average of 30 minutes <br />for one of my people to drive there, have the hose made up and <br />return, where the same person could cut and crimp the hose in <br />our shop in half that time. The last point that makes this a <br />valuable tool for the City to own is that it is available 24 <br />hours a day to replace broken hoses that could otherwise make a <br />snowplow or other equipment unusable until regular business <br />hours. I feel that the cost savings to the City for material <br />costs alone could pay for this tool in less than five years, <br />without considering the cost of labor or downtime. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />720 Dodge Avenue N.W., Elk River, Minnesota 55330 (612) 441-7420 <br />