REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 25, 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 purchase contract to Quinn Company of Fresno, California, for the purchase of one Challenger MT955E articulating tractor in the amount of $410,869
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the award of a purchase contract to Quinn Company of Fresno, California, for the purchase of one Challenger MT955E articulating tractor in the amount of $410,869.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities, Wastewater Management Division seeks to purchase one articulating tractor to perform maintenance and rehabilitation on the 100 percolation ponds at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The tractor will be purchased as a replacement through a competitively solicited cooperative procurement process administered by Source Well, formally the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA).
BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Utilities, Wastewater Management Division is responsible for the collection and treatment of wastewater produced by the city of Fresno. This is accomplished through the operation and maintenance of 1,750 acres of percolation ponds located at the Wastewater Treatment Plant. These 100 ponds are utilized for the settlement stage of the wastewater treatment process, operating in three-year intervals before being drained for maintenance and rehabilitation.
This rehabilitation is currently performed with an eight-wheel articulating tractor designed to pull a 16-foot disking implement, which turns and breaks up the bottom of the settling ponds. The tractor switches to a 15-yard scraper, which slopes the edges and grades the ponds to create the needed dr...
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