REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
June 13, 2019
FROM: GREGORY A. BARFIELD, Director
Department of Transportation
BY: BRIAN BARR, Assistant Director
Department of Transportation
DUANE MYERS, Fleet Manager
Department of Transportation, Municipal Fleet Division
CLIFF TRAUGH, Senior Management Analyst
Department of Transportation, Municipal Fleet Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the award of a cooperative purchase agreement to Pape Kenworth of Fresno, CA, for the purchase of six Kenworth T300 trucks in the amount of $435,983
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the award of a cooperative purchase agreement to Pape Kenworth of Fresno, CA, for the purchase of six Kenworth T300 trucks in the amount of $435,983.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities, Water Division seeks to purchase six Kenworth T300 trucks to perform treatment, maintenance, and repairs to the city of Fresno water system. The new trucks will be purchased as replacements through a competitively solicited cooperative procurement process administered by Sourcewell, formerly the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA).
BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Utilities, Water Division is responsible for delivering safe drinking water to approximately 500,000 residential, commercial, and industrial customers over a 114 square mile area. This mission is accomplished through continuous maintenance of the system, and scheduled chlorine treatments. These activities require chlorine trucks to make the deliveries and large service trucks to repair and maintain the water lines.
The Water Division currently uses five F-550 trucks to haul pipe fittings, jack hammers, tools, and mini excavators. These trucks are loaded to capacity daily, which has led to pre-mature break downs, and ultimately engine failures. The new pipe fitter trucks will be based on a Kenworth T300 series cab and chassis, which has a 33 percent higher capacity over the F-550 series trucks. This upgrade fr...
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