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(44 6/ 95(W4 ceana4 <br />515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117-1600 <br />(651) 766 -4029 / FAX: (651) 766 -4048 <br />www.ci.little-eanada.mn.us <br />MEMORANDUM <br />TO: Mayor Fahey & Members of the City Council <br />FROM: Greg Schroeder, Public Works Director <br />DATE: February 21, 2002 <br />RE: Purchase of Used Tractor <br />MAYOR <br />Michael I. Fahey <br />COUNCIL. <br />Beverly Scalze <br />Jim LaValle <br />Matt Anderson <br />Rick Montour <br />ADMINISTRATOR <br />Joel R. Hanson <br />In the 2002 General Capital Improvement Budget, we estimated the cost of $9,000 to install a front- <br />end mounted bucket attachment on our existing Ford tractor. This attachment was warranted <br />because we lost our capability to load sand in our sanding trucks with our Bobcat due to its higher <br />use for blowing or sweeping snow from the Little Canada Road sidewalk and other trails in the City. <br />Upon contacting the dealer to install the front -end bucket attachment we were informed that they had <br />made an error and our tractor was not set up correctly for this attachment and it would cost over <br />$11,000 to install this attachment, alter the frame, add weights and new tires. Staff determined that <br />this was not cost effective and started investigated other alternatives. <br />While looking for alternatives to enable us to load sand into our trucks and continue to remove snow <br />from our streets, sidewalks, and trails, we learned that Ramsey County Public Works was selling a <br />tractor with a front -end bucket already installed on it that meet our needs. The 1990 Case 580K <br />Tractor has a claw type multi -front -end bucket, an enclosed cab, and a small rear -end mounted <br />bacichoe. We had a Case Tractor Dealer inspected the tractor and they determined it is in very good <br />shape and is valued to be between $20,000 and $24,000. We negotiated the County to $18,000 and <br />agreed to allow them to use the tractor when we were not using it. To stay within budget and keep <br />the number of pieces of equipment to a minimum, we are proposing to sell the existing Ford tractor, <br />which is valued between $9,000 and $11,000. <br />We recommend that the Little Canada City Council authorize staff to purchase the Case <br />tractor from Ramsey County for $18,000 and sell the existing Ford tractor. <br />H: \GregS \Correspondence \Greg S 2002 \Purchase of tractor.doc <br />