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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br /> Date: 5/13/2013 <br /> Item No.: 7.c <br />Department Approval City Manager Approval <br />Item Description: Approve General Purchases or Sale of Surplus Items Exceeding $5,000 <br />B <br />ACKGROUND <br />1 <br />City Code section 103.05 establishes the requirement that all general purchases and/or contracts in <br />2 <br />excess of $5,000 be approved by the Council. In addition, State Statutes require that the Council <br />3 <br />authorize the sale of surplus vehicles and equipment. <br />4 <br />5 <br />General Purchases or Contracts <br />6 <br />City Staff have submitted the following items for Council review and approval: <br />7 <br />Budget / <br />DepartmentVendorDescriptionAmountCIP <br />Streetscape Advanced Coating Systems Fence restoration (a) $15,945.00 Budget <br />Utilities Ferguson Waterworks Radio equipment for AMR system (b) 6,090.24 CIP <br />Utilities Ferguson Waterworks Water meters for AMR system (b) 25,880.54 Budget <br />Streets Boyer Trucks Dump truck purchase (c) 88,204.00 CIP <br />Streets Upper Cut Tree Service Blanket purchase order-tree removal (d) 25,000.00 Budget <br /> <br />8 <br />Comments/Description: <br />9 <br />a)Restoration of Larpenteur Avenue wrought iron fence. Includes sandblasting, primer, and final coating <br />10 <br />b)Radio equipment and water meters related to the implementation of the City’s Automated Meter Reading (AMR) <br />11 <br />system. <br />12 <br />c)International 7400 truck cab and chassis to be purchased off the State Bid Contract. This will be coupled with a <br />13 <br />trade-in of the 2000 Sterling single axle vehicle (see below). <br />14 <br />d)Per City bid, for boulevard tree removal. <br />15 <br />16 <br />Sale of Surplus Vehicles or Equipment <br />17 <br />City Staff have identified surplus vehicles and equipment that have been replaced and/or are no longer <br />18 <br />needed to deliver City programs and services. These surplus items will either be traded in on replacement <br />19 <br />items or will be sold in a public auction or bid process. The items include the following: <br />20 <br />21 <br />DepartmentItem / Description <br />Streets 2000 Sterling single axle vehicle - $42,500 trade-in <br />PO <br />OLICYBJECTIVE <br />22 <br />Required under City Code 103.05. <br />23 <br />Page 1 of 3 <br /> <br />