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Item No: 07G <br />Meeting Date: March 24 2014 <br />Type of Business: Council Business <br />® ML -NDS ♦ 1 Administrator Review:212- <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Don Peterson, Public Works Supervisor <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 8232, Approving the Purchase of a Snow Plow for <br />Parks Department truck #428 from Crysteel Truck Equipment <br />Background/Discussion: <br />As part of the Public Works Department's maintenance program, service trucks are <br />purchased for the departments to perform the needed maintenance and inspections. While <br />the trucks are used for a wide variety of tasks, one of the functions is to plow snow in the <br />parking lots and on the trails within the City. <br />Discussion: <br />Staff has received a quote from Crysteel Truck Equipment of Fridley, Minnesota via the <br />State of Minnesota Cooperative Purchasing Venture for a Boss 8' Super Duty Straight - <br />Blade for $4,893.00. Added to this base quote are the following options: <br />1) 2- Plow curb guard @ $138.00 <br />2) Back Drag $250.00 <br />3) Snow Deflector installed $280.00 <br />Total cost of front -mounted plow unit (not including sales tax) is $5,699.00. The plow <br />purchase is included in the 2014 Budget for $6,350.00 under the Parks Capital Budget <br />account (100-4360-7030). <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends that the City Council consider adopting the attached resolution approving <br />the purchase of a new Boss 8' Super Duty Straight -Blade, including installation, assembly, <br />snow deflector, and back drag, from Crysteel Truck Equipment for a total cost of $5,699.00 <br />plus sales tax. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />Don Peterson <br />Public Works Supervisor <br />