REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
May 16, 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 Haaker Equipment Company Inc., of La Verne, California, for the purchase of one Vactor Jetter truck in the amount of $315,236
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the award of a purchase contract to Haaker Equipment Company Inc., of La Verne, California, for the purchase of one Vactor Jetter truck in the amount of $315,236.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities, Wastewater Management Division seeks to purchase one Jetter truck to perform cleaning and maintenance on the wastewater collection system. The Jetter truck 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 day-to-day operations of the sanitary sewer (collection) system. This includes customer service responses, video inspection, preventative maintenance cleaning, chemical root application, and repair of the wastewater collection system. Currently, there is over 1,500 miles of sewer main that range in size from 6 to 84 inches in diameter along with 15 sewer lift stations that service the city.
Currently, the Wastewater Management Division operates a Vactor Jetter truck outfitted with a high pressure water jet nozzle designed to drill through and clear obstructions that clog wastewater collection pipes. This jetting system has been utilized by the Wastewater Collection maintenance team for more than 15 years and has proven...
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