REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
August 15, 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 Fresno Truck Center of Fresno, California, for the purchase of two Freightliner M2 106 cab and chassis trucks in the amount of $187,551 (Bid File 3670)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the award of a purchase contract to Fresno Truck Center of Fresno, California, for the purchase of two Freightliner M2 106 cab and chassis trucks in the amount of $187,551.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Works, Street Maintenance Division is requesting approval to purchase two Freightliner M2 106 cab and chassis trucks in the amount of $187,551. The new trucks will be used to transport equipment and personnel to jobsites for the construction of curbs, gutters, and sidewalks. The new trucks will be purchased as additions to the fleet through the approved competitive bidding procurement process and will be funded by the approved FY2019 adopted budget.
BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Works, Street Maintenance Division provides service to the residents of Fresno through the construction and maintenance of roadways. This work is performed with backhoes for demolition, paving equipment to lay asphalt, and concrete finishing trucks to build curbs, gutters, and sidewalks. The current concrete finishing trucks are built with a 16 foot bed designed to transport lumber for concrete forms, as well as leveling and finishing tools used in the construction process.
The new concrete finishing trucks will be built with bodies similar to the existing specification, mounted on Freightliner M2 106 chassis compliant with the latest clean...
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