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Item No: 7G Meeting Date: October 24, 2011 Type of Business: Council Business Administrator Review: ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Don Peterson, Public Works Supervisor Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7845, Approving the Purchase of a Snow Plow from Crysteel Truck Equipment Background/Discussion: As part of the Public Works Department’s maintenance program, service trucks are purchased for the departments to perform the needed maintenance and inspections. While the trucks are used for a wide variety of tasks, one of the functions is to plow snow in the parking lots and on the trails within the City. The current plow used for this function was purchased in 2000. The plow parts and components are wearing out and the plow unit is in need of replacement. Discussion: Staff has received a quote from Crysteel Truck Equipment of Fridley, Minnesota via the State of Minnesota Cooperative Purchasing Venture for a Boss 9‘2” Vee XT Blade for $4,615.66. Added to this base quote are the following options: 1) Installation $433.91 2) Assembly of Moldboard $115.71 3) Snow Deflector installed $210.91 4) Locking Cylinders $240.16 Total cost of front-mounted plow unit (not including sales tax) is $5,616.35. The plow purchase is included in the 2011 Budget for $6,000 under the Pavement Management account (100-4470-7030). Recommendation: Staff recommends that the City Council consider adopting the attached resolution approving the purchase of a new Boss 9’2” Vee XT Blade, including installation, assembly, snow deflector, and locking cylinders, from Crysteel Truck Equipment for a total cost of $5,617.35 plus sales tax. Respectfully submitted, Don Peterson Public Works Supervisor