TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Julie Bondarchuk, Acting Finance Director
Sean Roberts, Field Operations Manager
Mario Hernandez, Purchasing Supervisor
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of Awarding Bid No. 1309-23 to South Bay Ford for the Purchase of One Ford F-550 Truck Chassis for the Public Works Department in the Amount of $84,287.80 and Appropriate $115,000 from the Fleet Management Fund (Acting Finance Director Bondarchuk).
A) APPROVE
B) APPROPRIATE FUNDS
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council:
A) Award Bid No. 1309-23 to Fairway Ford for the purchase of one Ford F-550 truck chassis for the Public Works Department in the amount of $84,287.80; and
B) Appropriate $115,000 from the Fleet Management Fund.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The estimated cost for the purchase and installation of an existing aerial lift onto a new Ford F-550 truck is $115,000. The expected cost for the chassis purchase from South Bay Ford is $84,287.80 and an estimated $30,712.20 is required for outfitting the vehicle. An appropriation of $115,000 from the unreserved Fleet Maintenance Fund balance is required to complete the purchase and installation. As the purchase and installation are related to damages to the vehicle covered by the City's insurance policy, a reimbursement request will be submitted to the City's Insurer after the installation is complete. Staff anticipates recouping the market value of the damaged chassis along with the cost of outfitting the new vehicle, less the policy's $10,000 deductible.
BACKGROUND:
On August 18, 2022, the aerial truck caught on fire along the driver side engine area of the vehicle while in use. Public Works aerial lift trucks consist of two main parts: the truck chassis cab and the aerial lift truck equipment. This fire damaged the truck chassis cab, but did not affect the aerial ...
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