HomeMy WebLinkAboutNB 4 EQUIP PURCHASE 06-19-89TO:
WILLIAM HUSTON, CITY MANAGER
FROM:
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT/FIELD SERVICES
SUBJECT: EQUIPMENT PURCHASE REQUEST
RECOMMENDATION:
Request that the Tustin City Council, at their regular meeting of June 19, 1989,
authorize the purchase of a replacement Aerial Truck from Morrison Industries Inc., in
the amount of $79,387.64.
BACKGROUND:
The Aerial Truck was authorized as a replacement item in the 1988 - 89, Fiscal Year
Budget, under the City's Equipment Lease Fund. Council authorized solicitation of bids
for the purchase of the Aerial Truck on September 6, 1988:
Bids were received until 10:00 a.m., in the office of the City Clerk on June 12, 1989.
The specifications for the Aerial Truck up -. graded several f~atures which staff feels
will increase the life of the equipment and enhance its use in the field. They are as
follows:
A. An auxiliary engine to power hydraulic system. This eliminates the need for the
main truck engine to run during boom operations.
a.
Increased the length of boom from 40' to 50' and provided for greater
articulation of the lift arm.
Increased the GVW of the chasSis to accommodate the additional weight of the boom
and provide for greater stability.
I I I
The Iow bid received is 24% ($15,587.64) over the amount appropriated in the Lease
Fund. The mst will bo adiustod in the City's Equipment Lease Fund in subsequent years.
Bids were received from the following vendors in the amounts shown:
MORRISONS INDUSTRIES INC.
*Horizon High Research
*Horizon High Research
*Horizon High Research
*Pac Power
Asplundh
Pacific Equip. Co.
*L.A. Freightliner
West Coast Utility Equip.
Direct Edge, Inc.
Mac Howard Leasing
CrTY
IRVINE $79,387.64
Fullerton, CA $62,969.30
Fullerton, CA $72,771.44
Fullerton, CA $74,200.00
Dixon, CA $69,81 6.90
El Monte, CA $ 81,726.00
San Diego, CA $82,574.00
Santa Ana, CA $ 86,781.1 4
Fontana, CA ° No Bid
Walnut, CA No Bid
Tustin, ~',~ T No Bid
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*Equipment bid not in total Conformance to Specifications
Bob Ledendecker Pablo Rodriguez
Dir. Public Works/City Engineer Manager, Field Services