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**Item #3.5?*
MEMORANDUM
Mayor & City Council
Phil Hals, Street/Park Supt.
August 3, 1998
Purchase of Mower and Snow Wing Post
After assessing our mower hours at the mid point of the mowing season, I have
a concern that we have all of our eggs in one basket, so to speak, with our
Jacobsen front-mount mower. I would ask for Council approval to purchase a
12 foot wide, tow behind turf mower that would hook behind our 5200 John
Deere tractor.
This piece of equipment can be used to supplement our main hne mowing as
well as serve as a back-up in case our main mower would break down. I
received the two following quotations:
Isanti County Equipment
dehvery - in stock
12' progressive mower $ 7,500.00
sales tax 487.50
TOTAL $ 7,987.50
Sharber's Equipment
delivery - two weeks
12' land pride mower $ 9,900.00
sales tax 643.50
TOTAL $10,543.50
Recommendation
Staff recommends the purchase of the Progressive mower from Isanti County
Equipment with funds to come from equipment reserves.
Snow Wing Post
An equipment evaluation revealed a damaged wing post on Unit 219. Our
shop has repaired this mechanism several times, but it is our opinion that it
cannot be repaired to withstand the rigors of another snow season. Staff has
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priced replacement equipment for this unit. The equipment is from Fails
Machine Company in Little Fails, Minnesota at a price of $2,000.
Recommendation
Staff recommends the purchase of a new wing post from Falls Machine
Company with funds to come from equipment reserves.
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