HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/18/2002 - STAFF REPORTS (5) DATE: December 18, 2002
TO: City Council
FROM: Director of Parks, Recreation and Facilities and Director of Procurement&
Contracting
APPROVE THE PURCHASE OF AN ARTICULATED WHEEL LOADER.
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that City Council approve the purchase of an Articulated
Wheel Loader, participating in the bid awarded by Sweetwater Authority in Chula
Vista, CA to D3 Equipment in the amount of$88,489,69.
SUMMARY:
In accordance with the City's Vehicle Replacement Policy, this unit was
scheduled and budgeted for replacement in the 2002/2003 fiscal year. The
planned life span for heavy equipment in the City fleet is 10 years. The useful
life of this 1988 model unit has been extended by an additional 4 years for a
total of fourteen years of service. A thorough evaluation of the unit has
determined that the current machine has reached the end of its cost effective life
cycle. It is currently out of service and in need of extensive repairs.
BACKGROUND:
The City's Articulated Wheel Loader is used by the Street Maintenance Division
for daily maintenance and operation of the refuse transfer station located at the
city yard. In addition it is used for maintenance of flood control easements and
repairs, shoulder maintenance and repair, and routine cleanup of debris and road
hazards.
The existing unit is at the end of its useful life, is out of service, and it is not cost
effective to repair it.
The Director of Procurement and Contracting, pursuant to the requirements of
Section 7.09.010 of the Municipal Code, finds that utilization of the competitive
process, IFB LOAD01-01, by the Sweetwater Authority in Chula Vista, CA and
award to D3 Equipment to procure the proposed equipment is adequate to
protect the public interest, and the total cost of the equipment is likely to be less
than could be obtained through an independent City competitive process.
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The replaced unit will be declared "surplus" and sold through a public auction
firm.
The recommended funding for this transaction is appropriated in account # 510-
5475-50015, MVR Reserves, Specialized Equipment.
$5KTT MIKESELL, Director ./ HAROLD E. GOOD, CPPO, Director
/Department of Parks, Recreation Procurement and Contracting
and Facilities
APPROVED. —
David H. Ready
City Manager/
ATTACHMENT: REVIEWED BY DK DF FINANCE
1. Minute Order
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MINUTE ORDER NO.
APPROVING THE PURCHASE OF AN ARTICULATED
WHEEL LOADER FOR USE BY THE STREET
MAINTENANCE DIVISION IN THE AMOUNT OF $88,489.69.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that this Minute Order, approving the purchase of an
Articulated Wheel Loader in the amount of $88,489.69 was adopted by the
City Council of the City of Palm Springs, California, in a meeting thereof held
on the 18' day of December 2002.
BY: PATRICIA A. SANDERS
City Clerk
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