TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Steve S. Charelian, Finance Director
Carrie Tai, AICP, Acting Public Works Director
Julie Bondarchuk, Financial Controller
SUBJECT:Title
Consideration of a Purchase of One Budgeted Paint Truck from Roadline Products Inc. U.S.A. for $139,516.14 for the Public Works Department (Finance Director Charelian).
a) WAIVE FORMAL BIDDING
b) AUTHORIZE PURCHASE
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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 paint truck from Roadline Products Inc. U.S.A. for $139,516.14 for Public Works activities.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funds totaling $140,000 are budgeted in the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Fleet Management Fund for purchase of this vehicle. Any unspent budgeted funds will be returned to the fund balance.
BACKGROUND:
The Public Works Department is responsible for the maintenance of 237,000 linear feet of pavement markings, which includes traffic control legends (arrows, etc), stop bars, crosswalks and curb markings. In addition, the Department is responsible for the restriping of eight City public parking lots, two County-owned parking lots and State-owned Pier parking lots. Currently, the City contracts most of the road painting work out, or performs the work manually.
A new paint truck was approved in the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budget. During the budget discussions for Fiscal Year 2021-2022, the Public Works Department reduced their annual contract services by $55,000, in anticipation of the paint truck's arrival. Due to the pandemic, much of the painting services were not performed.
DISCUSSION:
Staff is recommending the Roadline Model TPMT, a paint truck that provides three pumps for multiple color painting, an option not common with other manufacturers. ...
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