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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />DATE: February 8, 2016 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council members <br />Susan Iverson, Acting City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: John Anderson, Acting Public Works Director <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Hot Box Purchase <br /> <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Sources: <br />$30,000 $28,410 Equipment/Building <br />Replacement Fund <br /> <br />Requested Action <br /> <br />Authorize the purchase of a 4 Ton Hot Box The Council is also requested to authorize sending <br />the 2004 – 2 ton hot box (Unit 112) to auction as soon as the new hot box arrives. <br /> <br />Discussion <br /> <br />The 2016 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) includes an item for the replacement of the 2004 – 2 <br />Ton Hot box. A copy of the detailed sheet from the CIP is attached. <br /> <br />The City of Arden Hills maintains a free membership in the Minnesota Cooperative Purchasing <br />Venture Program. This allows the City to participate in the State specifications and bid prices, <br />resulting in the City paying the same amount for a single piece of equipment as the State does for <br />numerous pieces. <br /> <br />The 2016 CIP has an estimated budget for the purchase of the new 4 Ton Hot box of $30,000. <br />The trade in value has been estimated at $2,000. Stepp Manufacturing has State contract price <br />(including tax) for the 4 Ton Hot Box is $28,410.00 (a copy of the quote from Stepp <br />Manufacturing is attached. <br /> <br />The Hot Box is used to transport asphalt patching material and has the ability to keep the <br />material at the required temperature for placing hot patch material in potholes and small street <br />repairs. Replacing the 2 Ton capacity Hot Box with a 4 Ton capacity will greatly reduce drive <br />time spent picking up materials for road and pothole patching. <br /> <br />CONSENT ITEM – 5E <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br />