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S�-" 1 a - <br />MEMO TO: Mayor and City Council <br />It FROM: Public Works Foreman Ulrich�/�. <br />DATE: September 29, 1988 <br />SUBJECT: PUBLIC WORKS DUMP TRUCK AND SNOW EQUIPMENT BIDS <br />Bids were received and opej:-- Lvr the budgeted $60,000.00 <br />Purchase of a dump truck with snow equipment on September 28, <br />1988. I have reviewed and evaluated the bids and they are as <br />follows: <br />1. TRUCK <br />Lakeland Ford $ 40,493.59 <br />Northstar International 38,472.00 <br />Bover Ford 40,951.59 <br />2. EQUIPMENT (BOX AND SNOW EQUIPMENT) <br />MacQueen Equipment $ 21,266.00 <br />J-Craft 18,859.00 <br />Crysteel Truck & Equipment 18,352.00 <br />Carlson Equipment 11,254.00 <br />(snow equipment only) <br />Midland Equipment 18,055.00 <br />(snow equipment only) 10,156.00 <br />This bid and recommendation is not nearly as complicated as the <br />bid for the loader. The high and low bids on the dump truck/ <br />chassis are approximately $2,000 apart; justifying the added <br />iexense sprelativelyyeasynfor 9me. Th[oughoutthe purchase fz)urFlastord Yyeerrom Lofeopa Ford a <br />,lions with the Ford we purchased in January of 1988. we have had <br />vertually no equipment failure or complaints related to this <br />vehicle. <br />The specifications for the 1988 truck were written to fit the <br />work the truck was expected to perform. I am very pleased with <br />the job that my staff did in preparing for the purchase of that <br />truck, taking into account that they had no previous experience <br />in snow plowing or heavy hauling of material.• For this reason, <br />we have essentially copied the prior specification and have <br />received the aforementioned bids. By awarding the purchase to a <br />Ford dealer, we would eliminate the duplication of spare parts, <br />filters and additional training. <br />My staff has familiarized themselves throughout the summer months <br />on the operation of this truck. I feel that due to the high <br />level of awareness that is needed for a plowing operation and the <br />frequency at which different operators could be in different dump <br />trucks, if we were cunsistant with one brand of truck that <br />essentially handled the same as they have previously experienced, <br />