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515 Little Canada Road, Little Canada, MN 55117-1600 (651) 766-4029 / FAX: (651) 766-4048 ww w. c i.1 i t tle-ca na da. nm. u s MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor Blesener & Members of City Council FROM: Bill Dircks, Public Works Superintendent DATE: October 16, 2014 RE: Purchase of New Dump Truck MAYOR 1301 Blesener COUNCIL Rick Montour John Keis Michael McGraw Shelly Boss ADMINISTRATOR Joel R. Hanson The Public Works department is replacing the 2000 Sterling single axle dump truck in 2015. The Sterling model truck served the City well and staff would have preferred to get another Sterling but they are no longer in business. Staff looked at three alternate truck chasses: International, Mack, and Western Star. All are on state contract but have different pricing with International being the least expensive and Western Star being the most expensive. All of the trucks tested well but there was not enough reason to justify the Mack or Western Star over the International. Many municipalities have been using Internationals for many years and they have proven to be durable, well-functioning trucks. The International has a 330 horsepower engine with 950 pounds of torque. Other notable features are a 23,000 -pound rear axle with a 26,000 -31,000 -pound rear suspension, an Allison six -speed automatic transmission, and a heated windshield and mirrors which will greatly improve the operator's vision during snow events. Along with purchasing a new truck chassis staff also needs to purchase all of the components for the chassis including the dump box, strobe lights, plow, wing, and sander. Staff looked at three companies for this equipment: Aspen Equipment, Crysteel Equipment, and Towmaster. All have very similar components and pricing. In the end, staff selected the package from Crysteel due to its close proximity (Fridley) and its unique wing mount design that should improve the operation of the wing. The key components purchased through Crysteel are the dump box, front plow with compression trip edge, wing, sander, cameras on the rear of truck and looking at the outside edge of the wing, strobe light package, and all of the in -cab controls for those components.