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HomeMy WebLinkAbout8 Purchase Snow Removal EquipmentAgendaItem#I8-TRUCKEEDONNERPublicUtilityDistrictACTIONTo:BoardofDirectorsFrom:JimWilsonDate:October03,2018Subject:ConsiderationtoPurchaseSnowRemovalEquipment1.WHYTHISMATTERISBEFORETHEBOARDBoardauthorizationisrequiredforprocurementsinexcessof$15,000.2.HISTORYThisparticularpieceofsnowremovalequipmentisprimarilyusedtomaintainaccesstotheWaterDepartment’sfacilitiesduringthewintermonths.Thesefacilitiesincludewells,tanks,andpumpstations.Thereareover50sitesthatneedtoberoutinelyclearedofsnowtomaintainaccessforoperationandmaintenancerequirements.In2012,theDistrictpurchasedaNewHollandtractorwithasnowblowerattachment.Thetractor’soverallmechanicalreliabilityhasbeenverypoor,incurringsignificantrepaircosts.Inaddition,thelossofuseduringfrequentrepairssignificantlyreducestheWaterDepartment’sabilitytomaintaincriticalaccesstofacilitiesduringthewinterseason.3.NEWINFORMATIONStaffhasinvestigatedseveralequipmentreplacementoptions.Inconsultationwithsnowremovalcompaniesandotherspecialdistricts,staffhasdeterminedthebestandmostreliablesnowremovalequipmentforWaterDepartmentoperationsconsistsofacompactwheelloaderwithaself-containedblowerattachment.Thiscombinationisextremelyversatile,includingtheabilitytousetheloaderbyforothertasksduringthesummermonths.Sourcewell,formerlyNationalJointPurchasingAlliance,competitivelybidequipmentfromCashmanEquipment,Snoquip,Inc.andothervendorsthroughacompetitivebidprocess.Furthermore,section3.08.060oftheDistrictCode(JointPurchasingwiththeStateofCaliforniaandotherpublicagencies)permitstheDistricttotakeadvantageofotheragenciescompentitiveprocurementprocesses.CashmanEquipmentandSnoquip,Inc.arequalifiedSourcewellvendors,andareconsistentwithDistrictCoderequirements.StaffreceivedacostproposalfromCashmanEquipmentofReno,NevadatoprovidetheDistrictwithaCaternillarModel918M.ComractWheelLoaderincludinaa4-in-i ie6uieueoJopeJ!JA1!I!lfloiJpe3AeoIeL13!V’J1MOeorTh__75Qz_,.x1snid‘o’ooi-$ounowj3JUO3peeoxeOOUI101JOUO!ZUOqfliepioe6uqo%OI-snid‘96’O6$ounowuU!‘1UWL1311ieoqMOUSUflOWiepopeU!jUO3-IeS26-9E0I8POIAIerni•vroeseqoindeqio!uJo!IQ‘ouewJ3so3U1‘d!nboUS111!M3JUO3ejnoexeoJe6UJiieueoeqez!Joqn\/tt’.x1snid‘6’6[$ounowpuoopeeoxe01OUIO1JOUO!Z!JOqfliepioe6Uq3%Oj.snid‘OI7’9LI-$ounowU2U!‘JePOIeeqI/’J21-6IepojJII!dJe1eDOesqoindeqioPAN‘0U85o4U8WU!flb3UWqSQ11!M3JTUO3enoexeOjJe6UJP28U80eqeZUOlflfl\1(pUfldI]8U8OeL_IloiPUfldeesej6U!jJedOJ81Meqwo.iooo’E6$oiesUieqezuotflnv(.pUfleiuese6Up2JedQJ8MeqoSUfles6U!AIdde‘UO!13floqnd66i!Ufloesods!poJe6Up2JeUeeqjezuoqnsnidinss2(66C!Ufl)1UeWqO.ieMoqMOU5JO3JPUIIOHM8N6U!1S!Xeeq8]I38GtiNOI1VN3O33H9Uewd!nbeeqoesqaindeqesoope!IddeqU31UeWL4311]8MOMOUSU2]O3]PUIIOHM8N6U!5!XeeqoeseqwoispeeooilUewd!nbe5N1Oesqoindeqiopneese6U!1]edOJe2feqU!1S!Xespn1Ue!3!nSIOVdINI1VOSId•C9’99I.$AIew!xoJddeqiiw’lUewd!nbeMeUeqoSO3eUeq‘UewqoieoqMOUSpUJOj3]PUIIOHMN6U!5!Xeeqoeiseqievooo’ooi.$AIew!xoJdd1Uewd!nbe6U!Ts!xeeqoenieqjsew!1SeisTUewd!nbeMeUeqoesqaindeqiesoojpesn6Uieqspeeooideqqp‘Uo!j3n3qndoUessnjdinspeioepeqUOewqoeoqMOUSJO13]1PUIIOHMN6U!15!XeeqUewqoflieoqpeU!ETUoo-IesPU‘epq6U!TEIno!1J‘eonqj.-U-eqjueeeqse6UqoAsEepUp!dJsequeweisAsieidnooN3!nbeq96’O6$!.ieMoqeqosooeqewqo.ieMoqpeU!1Uoo-Ies‘6-scaepoenwvroesqaindeqio!UJO!IQ‘oUewJ3So0U1‘d!nboUSWOJisodoJd1503peA!eoe]osI1s•I-01”9L1-$!UewdInbeSN1o5O38LJwesAsieidnooN3!flbPUepq6U!1Inofl‘ejonq