TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Steve S. Charelian, Finance Director
Stephanie Katsouleas, Public Works Director
Gwen Eng, Purchasing Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Consider Purchase of One Aerial Lift Truck from M & M Lifts, Inc. for $148,472.12 for Public Works Activities(Finance Director Charelian).
a) WAIVE FORMAL BIDDING
b) APPROVE
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council waive formal bidding per Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (MBMC) Section 2.36.140 (waivers) and approve the purchase of one budgeted aerial lift truck from M & M Lifts, Inc. for $148,472.12 for Public Works activities.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funds totaling $210,143 are budgeted in the Fiscal Year 2019-2020 Fleet Management Fund for purchase of this vehicle. This vehicle costs $148,472.12; the remaining budgeted funds of $61,670.88 will be returned to fund balance.
BACKGROUND:
Public Works currently has two aerial lift trucks - one larger lift truck and one smaller lift truck. The larger Lift-all is used by the Public Works Utilities, Streets, and Facilities Divisions for a variety of maintenance and emergency activities, including hanging street banners, changing street lights, repairing park field lights and netting, minor tree trimming and emergency response, roof access of City facilities, and exterior building maintenance.
The 1997 Lift-all is now in need of replacement. Due to the age of the vehicle, specialty parts for the vehicle and aerial lift equipment are becoming harder to acquire. As an example, during its last service, it took six weeks to locate and acquire a replacement part; the lift was out of service for a total of eight weeks. Additionally, the 1997 lift truck does is not equipped to fully meet the needs of the Public Works Department. Its bucket only has room for one employee, when often times two employees are need...
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