REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
May 21, 2020
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 Pape Kenworth of Fresno, California, for the purchase of two Kenworth T370 water trucks in the amount of $286,830
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the award of a purchase contract to Pape Kenworth of Fresno, California, for the purchase of two Kenworth T370 water trucks in the amount of $286,830.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU), Wastewater Management Division seeks to purchase two Kenworth T370 water trucks to perform water transport, dust mitigation, and maintenance related to the wastewater treatment system. One truck will be purchased as a replacement and one as an addition through a competitively solicited cooperative procurement process administered by Sourcewell, formally the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA).
BACKGROUND
DPU, 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 the Wastewater Treatment Plant, as well as the collection system supplying it. To continue this maintenance, water trucks are needed to mitigate dust on the roads, break up algae forming in canals, and flush collection lines all throughout the city.
This work at the Wastewater Treatment Plant is currently done with a single aging water truck designed to spray algae off canal banks using high pressure water and coat the dirt roads to lessen the production of dust. An additional truck is needed by the collection system maintenance team for dust control at new construction s...
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