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d_lrm /� 9 <br />MEMO 70: Mounds View City Co � c <br />FROM: Bruce K. And r D for <br />Parks, Recrea n o estry <br />DATE: October 24, 19 <br />RE: Turf equipment <br />As you are aware, staff rebid the turf maintenance eauioment <br />based on the Council's direction at their Octnher 7 mePtinq. We <br />expanded our bid :nailing list to include 16 suppliers, and bids <br />were received from six firms on Thursday, October 17, 1985. In <br />addition to expanding the bid vendor list, we also increased our <br />bidding options so that we could stay within budget. <br />In addition, staff conducted a number of meetings with the Public <br />Works Foreman and City Mechanic regarding the condition of our <br />second mowing unit, and they strongly feel that it would be to <br />the City's advantage to purchase two mowing units at this time <br />based on the age and condition of our existing Toro units. Based <br />on this recommendation, staff would recommend that we purchase <br />two front mounted rotary mowers, two enclosed cabs with heaters <br />for the mowing decks, one 60" broom attachment and one 48" <br />two -stage snowblower. Based on this posture, the five bids and <br />the firms are as follows: <br />R. L. Gould 6 Co . ..................$20,890.00 <br />Korteum Sales 6 Service ............. 14,318.00 <br />Ransoms Bobcat ...................... 14,380.00 <br />or .......... ............... . 17,680.00 <br />(depending upon which mowing deck <br />was selected) <br />Cushman Motor Cc . ................... 15,397.00 <br />M.T.I. Distributing Co . ............. 15,279.50 <br />or 11,475.00 <br />(based on their 220 unit? <br />Based on the evali.ation of the bids, it would appear that the <br />leas eRpensive Taro equipment would nDt meet our bid specifica- <br />tions as the cab is vinyl witn vinyl doors and would not stand up <br />to the winter use that the equipment is required to undergo. <br />Based on the bid proposals that were received and the input from <br />the Public Works Department, staff recommends that we purchase <br />the turf mowing equipment from Korteum Sales and Service based on <br />their low bid proposal of $14,318.00 for the following reasons: <br />1. They are the low responsible bidder that meets all of the bid <br />specifications. <br />2. we conducted extransive references (even Chicago) and John <br />Deere was ranked extremely high. <br />