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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />RESOLUTION NO. 6164 <br /> <br />CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW <br />COUNTY OF RAMSEY <br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> <br />APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF A REPLACEMENT SEWER TELEVISING <br />UNIT <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City Council previously approved the purchase of a sewer <br />televising unit in 1990; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, said sewer televising unit has been in use for fifteen years <br />and has reached its economically useful life; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Staff has developed specification for the replacement of the <br />televising unit and advertised for bids; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, there were several inquiries: however there was only one bid <br />received that met the specifications, this was from Flexible Pipe Tool Company <br />with a bid of $95,149.23 including tax; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the host van would be purchased under state contract from <br />Superior Ford in the amount of $23,287.00; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the existing televising unit is currently in a usable condition <br />and retains a salvage value due to the City's extensive maintenance program; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, Staff is recommending that the existing televising unit be sold <br />via sealed bids, with a minimum acceptable bid of $15,000.00; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the total purchase cost of the sewer televising unit including <br />the van is $118,436.23; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the total net replacement cost of the sewer televising unit <br />including sale of the existing unit is estimated to be no greater than $103,436.23; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the 2004 Enterprise Fund, Wastewater Infrastructure & <br />Equipment Maintenance Department, Capital Equipment Account (Account 730- <br />4823-70300) has $145,000.00 budgeted for this sewer televising unit <br />replacement. <br />