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ITEM TITLE:
SUBMITTED BY:
REVIEWED BY:
COUNCIL AGENDA STATEMENT
Resolution ~3 y
for chip spreader
Director of Fi n cet'~'
Cit Mana er
y 9
Item 7
Meeting Date 4/5/88
Accepting bids and awarding contract
(4/5ths Vote: Yes No X )
Bids were received and opened at 3:00 p.m. on March 18, 1988, in the office of
the Purchasing Agent for the purchase of one chip spreader. The unit will be
used by Public Works in their chip sealing program.
RECOMMENDATION: That Council adopt the resolution awarding the contract to
Nixon-Egli Equipment Co.
BOARDS/COMMISSIONS RECOMMENDATION: PJot applicable.
DISCUSSION:
Bids were advertised and mailed to prospective vendors with three bids
• received.
Unit Sales Less
Bidder Price Tax Trade-In Amount
Pacific Equipment Co. $58,500 $3,802.50 -$ 500 $61
802
50
San Diego ,
.
Nixon-Egli Equipment Co. 64,600 4,199.00 - 500 68
299
00
Santa Fe Springs ,
.
Heacer Equipment Co. 77,985 5,069.03 - 1,000 82
054
03
Pomona ,
.
The low bid of Pacific Equipment Company does not meet specifications on one
of the major components of the unit. Bid specifications required a
hydrostatic drive unit to control maintenance expense and downtime. The drive
proposed by Pacific Equipment is a mechanical drive system which is a manual
five-speed forward, five reverse transmission to the planetary axle.
Due to the makeup of the City fleet of dump trucks, the spreader will be
stopping and starting twice as frequently than expected in normal operations,
also the nature of work is somewhat different because of the street
configurations it will be work on. This combination will place an excessive
load on the drive train, particularly a straight mechanical drive.
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The City has gone to automatic transmissions where
heavy equipment in order to reduce cost of maintenance caimprovelreliability
and increase operator performance. This is true in most areas of the
construction industry.
The second low bid of Nixon-Egli Equipment Company meets specifications
(contains a hydrostatic drive unit) and is acceptable to the Director of
Public Works.
FISCAL IMPACT: The purchase cost is $68,299 and is within the amount
budgeted in the Public Works/Street Division.
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