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TO: Mayor Thomas J. Weisner
FROM: Joseph Hopp, Superintendent of Maintenance Services
DATE: January 3, 2014
SUBJECT:
To purchase an Elgin Pelican Sweeper for the Street Maintenance Division from the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative in the amount of $174,320.00.
PURPOSE:
The purchase of a new mechanical street sweeper will ensure that the Street Maintenance Division has the essential equipment to sweep the City's roadways.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Aurora's Street Maintenance Division has five street sweepers; four mechanical and one vacuum that range from 2001 to 2012.
Aurora is a member of the DuPage Mayors and Mangers Conference plus the Will County Government League that both participate in the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative (SPC).
SPC awarded the 2013-14 bid for a mechanical street sweeper to Standard Equipment Company for the Elgin Pelican sweeper.
DISCUSSION:
In the 2014 budget, the purchase of one street sweeper was approved and funds reserved in account 215-4460-431.74-30 in the amount of $190,000 for the purchase of this equipment replacement.
The 2014 SPC joint purchasing program has the Elgin Pelican NP listed at $158,436.00 (see attached proposal). The City of Aurora's standard specification for street sweepers includes additional safety, operator comfort, and mechanical systems. These options cost an additional $18,884 making the total Pelican NP price $177,320.00.
Standard Equipment has offered a trade in value for a 2001 Elgin Pelican, in the amount of $3,000 which lowers the purchase price to $174,320.00
IMPACT STATEMENT:
The purchase of an Elgin Pelican will improve the reliability of the City's street sweeper fleet plus reduce the maintenance and repair cost for the Street Maintenance Division.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
That the City Council adopts a resolution authorizing the purchase of an Elgin Pelican Sweeper for the Street Maintenance Division from the Suburban Purchasing Cooperative in the ...
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