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MEMO TO: Mounds View City Council FROM: Bruce K, Anderson, Director Parks, Recreation and Forestry Dept. DATE: August 18, 1983 RE: Review of bid proposals for. 1984 one -ton dump truck Staff repared bid specifications and forwarded them to approxi- mately 60 local truck and automobile firms in the metropolitan area fo- the purchase of a one -ton dump truck. Bid proposals were received from ten firms for the purchase of a one -ton dump and chassis as well as two bid options for a winch and boom and electric 8-foot ball. The bids ranged from a low of $11,087.45 to a high of $13,067.00. Staff would recommend the purchase of the 1984 GMC truck model number TC31403, bid as specified at the low bid cost of $11,087.45. In addition staff would recommend that we add the additional $234.00 for the La Hass Box, which is a much higher quality box than the L&Z Box from a number of perspectives, but one major difference is going from a twelve -gauge to a ten -gauge steel. Total cost of the truck chassis and dump box would then be $11,321.45, still $165.00 below the second low bid price from L&Z Company, In addition, staff would recommend that the Venturo 2000 Crane offered by L&Z at $695.00 and their heavy duty snow plow at $1,285.00 be purchased as the two low bid options. Staff recommends these two purchases as they are also the two low bids and would add an additional $1,980.00 to the bid price which would then be a total of $13,301.45. Staff has budgeted $15,000.00 for the purchase of the vehicle and would furhter recommend that the additional $1,700.00 be utilized to purchase a two-way radio for the vehicle at $650.00 and stobe and safety lighting as an additional $200.00 option or a total of $853.00. Staff feels that the remaining $700.00 would allow us to convert the vehicle to propane and any other minor changes that may be required to the vehicle such as; painting if we are not able to get the orange paint in stock. Even with all of these aforemen- tioned modifications, staff still feels that the project will come under the $15,000.00 budgeted. In addition, staff has attached a copy of a listing of all our existing vehicles in fleet including the department they are assigned to, the vehicle number, the year, the general description, their percentage uses, as well as needs and voids with the equipment. Staff will be on hand at Monday evening's council meeting to discuss any questions you may have regarding the equipment or the bid proposals that were received by the City on Wednesday afternoon,