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MEMO TO: Mayor and City Council <br />FROM: Public Works Foreman Ulrich <br />DATE: May 31, 1989 <br />SUBJECT: PURCHASE OF AIR COMPRESSOR, ASPHALT ROLLER AND TRAILER <br />In 1989 we budgeted for the replacement of our roller and air <br />compressor for the purpose of taking over the previously <br />contracted patching of the City's streets. The budgeted amount <br />for the asphalt roller was $7,209.00. The amount for the air <br />compressor was $5,151.00; both to be equally divided between <br />water, sewer and streets. <br />The following is a quote received for the air compressor: <br />Carlson Equipment Co. $5,095 <br />In seeking out quotes for an air compressor, I have fouhd only <br />one distributor that can furnish us with an air compressor to our <br />specifications. The reason being is that we allotted funds to <br />purchase a used air compressor. The type of use that we foresee <br />our air compressor receiving in the future would be a relatively <br />small amount of jack hammer usage for cutting patches, some sand <br />blasting a painting of fire hydrants and water equipment, and <br />also for winterization of our current sprinkler systems, both at <br />City Hall and at Silver View Park. With this limited amount of <br />usage, we could not justify the purchase of a brand new air <br />compressor. The estimates that I received from various dealer <br />for the purchase of a new permanent 185 cubic foot air compressor <br />could have cost from $10,000 to $12,000. As you can see, we have <br />essentially cut our investment for the air compressor in half by <br />specking and purchasing a used air compressor. <br />The following are quotes of rollers that we demonstrated during <br />the summer of 1988: <br />Carlson Equipment Co. $6,500 <br />Aspen Equipment Co. $6,275 <br />Although both of the rollers met the required specifications, the <br />low bidder, Aspen Equipment Company, offers a more desirable <br />piece of equipment. The major factor being that the Beuthling <br />B100 Roller offers a two-year warranty. <br />An item that was overlooked during the budgeting process was a <br />means c`_ transportation for this roller. During the period of <br />demonstration we were allowed the use the equipment dealer's <br />_railer to transport the roller from job site tc `ob site. <br />Currently, we do not have a trailer that will meet the required <br />capacity for transporting this roller safely. Due to this <br />overs:c, 1 have asked both bidders to furnish me with <br />cuotat:ons of the tra:lar they would of'_er. Carlson Equipment <br />