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<br /> <br /> STAFF REPORT <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />TO: Mayor Keis and Members of the City Council <br /> <br />FROM: Bill Dircks, Public Works Director <br /> <br />DATE: January 27, 2021 <br /> <br />RE: Purchase of Ford Pickup for Public Works Department <br /> <br /> <br />ACTION TO BE CONSIDERED: <br />Motion to approve the purchase of a Ford F-350 pickup from Midway Ford for $34,565.84. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Truck #111 is included in the 5-year Capital Improvement Plan and is scheduled to be replaced <br />in 2021. It is a Ford pickup that is used primarily for day-to-day maintenance of lift stations, <br />water samples, and utility locate requests. The truck is also equipped with a plow and is used to <br />plow cul-de-sacs during snow plowing events. <br /> <br />Staff worked with Midway Ford, who has the state contract for Ford pickups, and put together <br />the specifications for a replacement truck that meets the needs of the department. The truck <br />needs to be ordered immediately as Ford is cutting off state contract orders for the year. <br /> <br />Only the truck is being ordered at this time. Additional equipment, including a plow, will be <br />researched and ordered at a later date when the truck has been delivered. <br /> <br />SOURCE OF FUNDS: <br />The replacement of truck #111 is included in the 2021 Capital Improvement Plan and the 2021 <br />Budget. The funding source is the General Capital Improvements Fund (Fund 400). The total <br />budgeted cost is $50,000 which includes the equipment that will be added in the future. <br /> <br /> <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: <br />Staff recommends approving the purchase of a Ford F-350 pickup truck to replace truck #111 at <br />a cost of $34,565.84. <br /> <br /> <br />