TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Derrick Winston, Asst. Superintendent, Fleet and Facilities Maintenance
DATE: December 31, 2018
SUBJECT:
Requesting the approval to purchase a used 2016 Ford F550 aerial bucket truck for the Electrical Maintenance Division from Altec Industries, as a sole source, for $98,945.00.
PURPOSE:
To assure that the Electrical Maintenance Division has dependable equipment to perform their daily work objectives and to improve technician call response times.
BACKGROUND:
Unit number 42-362 is a 2002 Ford F450 utility truck which has surpassed the expected service life and has been approved for replacement in the 2019 budget. The Electrical Maintenance Division currently operates two aerial bucket trucks and has requested to replace the outgoing utility truck with an aerial bucket truck.
DISCUSSION:
Altec Industries, located at 2106 S. Riverside Rd., St. Joseph, MO 64507 has a used 2016 Ford F550 equipped with an Altec AT40G/JEMS hybrid aerial bucket apparatus for a quoted sale price of $98,945.00. This unit is a demonstrator with less than two hundred engine hours and was inspected and is currently being operated by City electricians.
The aerial apparatus that is installed on this truck is a hybrid design, which will allow City electricians to perform repairs to overhead lights and fixtures without the noise and exhaust emissions normally associated with conventional internal combustion engine powered models.
The purchase of this 2016 F550 hybrid aerial bucket truck will provide Aurora's Electrical Maintenance Division with a dependable and efficient truck, enhance operational response times, and will also promote the City’s Green Fleet initiative to decrease vehicle emissions.
In addition to retiring the previously mentioned 42-362, the Electrical Division will be turning in 42-319, a 2009 Ford F150, which will be repurposed to a different City division.
The warranty information for the 2016 Ford F550 and a price quote of $142,421.00 for a new 2019 equivalent model are attached.
Funds will be drawn from account number 340-4420-418.75-10, in which $145,000.00 was budgeted for this purchase.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
The purchase of this used Ford F550 aerial bucket truck will have no impact on other departments.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
To approve the purchase of a used 2016 F550 aerial bucket truck for the Electrical Maintenance Division from Altec Industries, as a sole source, for $98,945.00.
cc: Alderman O’Connor, Chairman
Alderman Bugg
Alderman Mesiacos
Alderman Mervine, Alternate
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution to purchase a used 2016 Ford F550 hybrid aerial bucket truck from Altec Industries, as a sole source, for $98,945.00.
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WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has a population of more than 25,000 persons and is, therefore, a home rule unit under subsection (a) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, unit 42-362 was purchased new in 2002 and is over fifteen years old. This unit meets the replacement criteria and was approved for replacement in 2019; and
WHEREAS, Altec Industries, located at 2106 S. Riverside Rd. St. Joseph, MO 64507 has a used 2016 Ford F550 hybrid aerial bucket truck for a quoted sale price of $98,945; and
WHEREAS, $145,000.00 is budgeted in account number 340-420-418.75-10 for this purchase; and
WHEREAS; pursuant to Aurora Code Section 2-335(a)(3) the desired product is provided by only one source in this situation; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows: that the Purchasing Director is hereby authorized to issue the necessary orders to implement purchase of a used 2016 Ford F550 for the Electrical Maintenance Division from Altec Industries Inc., as a sole source, for $98,945.00.