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<br />~ <br />~HILLS <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />April 20, 2004 <br /> <br />Agenda Item 3. G <br /> <br />TO: <br /> <br />Mayor and Council <br />Michelle Wolfe, City Administrator <br /> <br />Thomas J. Moore; Director of Operations & Maintenance ~ ~_ ~ <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Purchase of Two Replacement Felling Trailers <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />The 0 & M Department has budgeted for the replacement of two Felling Trailers in the 2004 <br />Capital Improvement Plan Budget. The trailers were originally purchased in 1984. The trailers <br />are used to transport mowers in the summer and snow blowers in the winter. <br /> <br />MINNESOTA COOPERATIVE PURCHASING VENTURE (CPV) <br />The City of Arden Hills currently pays $350, annually, to maintain membership in the CPV. <br />This allows the City to participate in State specifications and bid prices, resulting in the City of <br />Arden Hills paying the same rate for a single piece of equipment as the State does for multiple <br />pieces. FT Trailers in Sauk Centre, Minnesota is the vendor that has the State contract for <br />Felling Trailers. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />BUDGET <br />The proposed replacement Felling Trailers are the FT l2WD(G) models. They are 23 feet in <br />length and 8 feet wide. Each trailer comes equipped with electric brakes, heavy duty springs and <br />axles. They will be black in color with white reflective safety markings. The cost of each trailer, <br />including sales tax and licensing is $10,750. Total cost for two Felling Trailers is $21,500. The <br />2004 Capital Improvement Plan Budget for the replacement of two Felling Trailers is $22,000. <br /> <br />STAFF RECOMMENDATION <br />Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the purchase of two replacement Felling <br />Trailers from FT Trailers in Sauk Centre, Minnesota, at a cost not to exceed $21,500. <br /> <br />. <br />