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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />CITY OF ARDEN HILLS <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />February 7, 2002 <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Joe Lynch; City Administrator <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Thomas J. Moore; Parks and Recreation Director and Acting <br />Public Works Director ~ ~_ ~ <br /> <br />Parks and Recreation Purchase of a Replacement Toro <br />Groundsmaster 328 D <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Backl!round <br />The Parks and Recreation Department have budgeted for the replacement of the 1995 <br />Taro Groundsmaster 325 D4, in the 2002 Capital Improvement Plan Budget. The <br />Groundsmaster is used for cutting grass in the summer and snow removal in the winter. <br /> <br />Minnesota Cooperative Purchasinl! Venture (CPV) <br />The City of Arden Hills currently pays $350.00 annually to maintain membership in the <br />Minnesota Cooperative Purchasing Venture Program (CPV). This allows the City to <br />participate in State specifications and bid prices, resulting in the City of Arden Hills <br />paying the same amount for a single piece of equipment, as the State does for numerous <br />pieces. The discount is such that a City buying a new piece of equipment through the <br />CPV will typically pay less than buying a slightly used piece of equipment, which was <br />not purchased through the CPV. <br /> <br />MTI Distributing is the vendor that has the State contract for Taro equipment. Their <br />Minnesota State Contract Number is 427944. <br /> <br />Budl!et <br />The proposed piece of replacement equipment will be a Taro Groundsmaster 328 D4 WD <br />with a 72" side discharge deck. The cost for the new Taro Groundmaster 328 D is <br />$18,192.00. <br /> <br />The utilities will include a Cab with heater, defroster fan, lights and wiper, one Hanson <br />General snow blower with electric chute rotation and Quick attachments for the tractor, <br />deck and snow blower. The cost for the utilities is $8,544.00. The final total cost, <br />including Sales Tax, is $28,473.84. The cost breakdown is listed below: <br /> <br />. Taro Groundmaster <br />. Utilities <br />. Sales Tax <br /> <br />$18,192.00 <br />$ 8,544.00 <br />$ 1,737.84 <br /> <br />The 2002 Capital Improvement Plan Budget for the replacement ofthe 1995 Taro <br />Groundsmaster 325 D is $28,000.00. This leaves a deficit of$ 473.84. Staff anticipated <br />