DEPARTMENT: Finance
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Citywide
SUBJECT:
Wheeled Skid Loader with Attachments
SUMMARY:
An ordinance accepting the offer from RDO Equipment Co. for one (1) wheeled skid loader with one severe duty construction/industrial bucket and one hydraulic breaker with a breaker cradle for the Transportation and Capital Improvements (TCI) Department for a total cost of $64,408.52. Funding for this purchase is available from the FY 2020 Advanced Transportation District Fund Budget.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the attached offer to provide the Transportation and Capital Improvements (TCI) Department with one (1) wheeled skid loader with one severe duty construction/industrial bucket and one hydraulic breaker with a breaker cradle for a total cost of $64,408.52. The purchase of this equipment is being funded by the Advanced Transportation District Fund.
This equipment will be utilized by the TCI Citywide Residential Sidewalk Repair Crew. This equipment will be used for the addition and repair of sidewalks throughout the City. This FY 2020 improvement added one Citywide Residential Sidewalk Repair Crew (7 positions) and the necessary resources for equipment and materials to implement a citywide residential sidewalk repair program. A cooperative contract was used to expedite purchase and delivery of this equipment in support of recently hired personnel for the sidewalk repair crew. This program is dedicated to repairing residential sidewalks with no more than 30% deterioration. A total of 1.9 miles of sidewalk repair will be completed through this program in FY 2020.
ISSUE:
The contract will provide one (1) wheeled skid loader with one severe duty construction/industrial bucket and one hydraulic breaker with a breaker cradle to meet the needs of TCI. The addition of this unit is required for the TCI Citywide Residential Sidewalk Repair Crew which is...
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