6.4. & 6.5. SR 03-11-1996ity of
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MEMORANDUM
Mayor & City Council
**ITEM 6.4.**
ITEM 6.5.
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
Phil Hals, Street/Park Superintendent
March 11, 1996
Used Equipment Purchase
I have projected the purchase of a new snowplow truck for 1997 for
approximately $75,000. Recently, I became aware of two used 1987 truck
chassis that have the right specs for a plow truck. These units have low
miles and are priced at $14,500 each. We would need to add a new hydraulic
system, dump box, and plow equipment for about $25,000 per truck. This
would give us two trucks for the price of one.
The problem is that trucks with automatic transmissions and low mileage are
rare to the used truck market. My question is, "Does the Council feel it is
worth purchasing the trucks now while they are available or wait until next
year and see what is on the market?"
I would suggest that if the trucks were purchased now, that the boxes and
plow equipment not be purchased until 1997.
I will be at Monday's meeting and would appreciate Council direction.
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TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
MEMORANDUM
Mayor & City Council
Phil Hals, Street/Park Superintendent
March 11, 1996
Equipment Purchases
Mower
The 1996 budget identified $31,950 from Equipment Certificates to be used
for the purchase of a new front mounted mower with a 10.5 foot cutting
width. Out bid included provisions for trading in a 1991 Excel 340 mower,
unit number 031, or purchasing a new mower outright.
The following bids were received: (prices do not include sales tax)
Cushman Motors, Minneapolis
Cushman/Ransomes Model 6150 w/10'7" cut
less trade in
$32,427
$ 4.000
$28,427
Cushman Ransomes Model 6150 w/9'8" cut
less trade in
$31,223
$ 4.000
$27,223
Midwest Specialties, Blaine
Howard Price Model 1280 w/10'6" cut
less trade in
MTI Distributing, Plymouth
Toro Model 455-D w/10'7" cut
less trade in
North Star Turf, St. Paul
Jacobsen Model HR-5111 w/11' cut
less trade in
$34,500
$ 7.000
$27,500
$31,633
$ 1,800
$29,833
$29,904
$ 2.500
$27,404
Last summer we had an opportunity to demo all of these machines except the
Howard Price. Our evaluation favored the Jacobsen because it is easier to
maintain and more comfortable to operate.
Recommendation
It is my recommendation that the City Council authorize the purchase of the
Jacobsen Model HR-5111 for $29,904 plus $1,943.76 sale tax without the
$2,500 trade in. I believe that the Excel 340 mower has more value as a
standby unit and should not be traded in.
Truck Bed
Recently the City Council authorized the purchase of a one ton cab chassis
truck for the Street/Park Department. The following are two quotes for the
truck bed, lift gate, and hitch for that truck including sales tax.
J-Craft Company, Kimball
$4,192.37
Crysteel Manufacturing, Fridley
$4,315.38
I would ask the City Council to approve the quotation of J-Craft Company for
$4,192.37. This truck and body were identified in the 1996 budget to be
funded from the equipment reserve.