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Page 1 of 2 <br /> <br />DATE: March 9, 2020 <br /> <br />TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers <br />David Perrault, City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: Todd Blomstrom, Public Works Director/City Engineer <br /> <br />SUBJECT: 2020 Public Works Department Equipment Purchases <br /> <br />Budgeted Amount: Actual Amount: Funding Source: <br />$259,000.00 <br /> <br />$232,987.81 Capital Equipment Replacement <br />Fund <br /> <br />Council Should Consider <br /> <br />The City Council is requested to consider authorization of the following purchases: <br /> One F-250 Pickup truck with utility service body in the amount of $47,358.99, including <br />the $5,000.00 trade-in of a 2012 F-350 truck (Unit 203) <br /> One F-350 Pickup truck with plow and lift gate in the amount of $41,570.72, including <br />the $6,500.00 trade-in of a 2010 F-350 truck (Unit 210) <br /> One Bobcat 5600 Toolcat in the amount of $35,095.10, including the $17,500.00 trade-in <br />of a 2010 Bobcat 5600 Toolcat (Unit 435) <br /> One 2021 Mack single axle cab and chassis in the amount of $108,963.00 as the initial <br />purchase to replace a 2011 International single axle plow truck (Unit 120) <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />On February 18, 2020, the City Council Work Session included a discussion of proposed <br />equipment replacements for the Public Works Department. The 2020 Capital Improvement <br />Program (CIP) includes three equipment items for replacement consisting of two pickup trucks <br />and a tool cat unit. In addition, the CIP identifies replacement of unit 120, one of the three main <br />snow plow vehicles, in the years 2023 and 2024. Unit 120 recently required significant <br />mechanical repairs. Staff is recommending early replacement of the vehicle due to anticipated <br />future repair costs and impacts to plowing operations when Unit 120 is out of service. <br /> <br /> <br />CONSENT ITEM – 6H <br /> MEMORANDUM <br />