DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
ATV's and ATV Trailers
SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes acceptance of a bid from DeWinne Equipment Company to provide four replacement and two additional light utility vehicles for a total cost of $113,518.57. Funding for this purchase is available from the FY 2019 Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund budget in the amount of $84,479.48, and from the FY 2019 General Fund budget in the amount of $29,039.09.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the tabulation of one competitive bid to provide four replacement and two additional light utility vehicles for a total cost of $113,518.57. These units will be utilized by Transportation and Capital Improvements, Animal Care Services, and Parks & Recreation departments.
The Transportation & Capital Improvements Department staff elected to replace one agriculture tractor with a 30-ft reach boom mower attachment with four light utility vehicles with 800-lb cargo capacity. Animal Care Services (ACS) will use the proposed light utility vehicle to transport animals between buildings on its campus. ACS will utilize savings from its operating budget to add one light utility vehicle to its fleet. The Parks and Recreation Department received funding to add one light utility vehicle to its fleet for park trail maintenance. Both Transportation & Capital Improvements and Parks and Recreation will use these vehicles to transport small crews to confined areas for mowing right of ways, easements, and park trails.
Responses to the Invitation for Bid (IFB) were evaluated based upon the published bid specifications.
There were no bids submitted for items #2, #4, #6, and #8. The bid submitted for item #5 did not meet published specifications. These items will be rebid at a later date.
ISSUE:
This contract will provide for the purchase of four replacement and two ad...
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