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Item No. 8C Type of Business: CA WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Greg Lee, Director of Public Works Item Title/Subject: Resolution No. 6085 Approving the Purchase of a Replacement Asphalt Roller Meeting Date: September 8, 2003 Background: The City currently owns one asphalt roller. This piece of equipment is used for a number of different jobs including street repairs, pathway construction and repair, subgrade compaction of larger areas before concrete or asphalt is applied, rolling of sod after it is applied (to assure a flat surface and root penetration). It is also used for compacting ballfields after they have been regraded. This roller has had a very poor maintenance history. It has been plagued with break downs and is not reliable. On several occasions the roller has failed at critical times. This piece of equipment has cost the City $6620.32 in repairs just in the last four years. During the first year of operation, the City relied on the one-year warranty to cover several major repairs. With the warranty expired, the city has spent a substantial amounts on repairs. After reviewing the problems and the costs of repairs that the city has had with this machine, Staff recommended replacement of this piece of equipment and included it in the adopted 2003 Budget. The amount of $20,000.00 for the purchase of a replacement asphalt roller was included in the 2003 budget under pavement management, (account 100-4470- 7030). The Public Works Department solicited quotes from three companies. A summary of the bids / quotes are as follows: Company Total Bid Trade–In Total Cost Aspen Equipment $14,677.83 $500 $14,177.83 United Rentals $12,649.53 $2500 $10,149.53 Tri-State Incorporated $14,052.50 $5000 $ 9,052.50 Reviewed by City Administrator:___