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Consideration of and action on authorization to purchase a 2019 Ford F-550 Chassis 4x2 SD Regular Cab with a Versa Lift SST-40-EIH (40 ft. telescopic aerial platform lift) through the BuyBoard Cooperative Purchasing Program.
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Summary:
The existing bucket truck, Unit 951, is a 2003 Ford with over 36,000 miles. The truck has been in the shop for several repairs. The City is requesting the purchase of a new truck, but requests keeping the existing truck as a back-up due to the specialized nature and need for a bucket truck. This bucket truck is also used by the Parks & Recreation Department, the Police Department, IT Services, and Street Maintenance (for trimming trees). The main reason to retain this truck is to have access to a bucket truck when the new truck is out of service, but the other key benefit of having both trucks is to make installing cabling across streets safer and more efficient because a bucket truck would be operating on both sides of the street at the same time.
Vendor - Grande Truck Center
Cost: $101,975.00
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:
This vehicle is included in the FY 2019-2020 Budget for the Traffic Division, Account No. 010-405-49080, Lease Purchase.
Recommended action:
Authorization to purchase a 2019 Ford F-550 Chassis 4x2 SD Regular Cab with a Versa Lift SST-40-EIH (40 ft. telescopic aerial platform lift) through the BuyBoard Cooperative Purchasing Program.