REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
April 28, 2021
FROM: BRIAN BARR, Assistant Director
Department of Transportation
BY: 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 five Vactor sewer cleaning trucks in the amount of $2,557,407
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 five Vactor sewer cleaning trucks in the amount of $2,557,407.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities (DPU), Wastewater Management Division seeks to purchase five Vactor sewer cleaning trucks to perform flushing, obstruction removal, and maintenance related to the Wastewater Treatment system. The trucks will be purchased as replacements through a competitively solicited cooperative procurement process administered by Sourcewell, formerly 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 suppling it. To continue this maintenance, sewer cleaning trucks are needed to blast through obstructions with water jets, vacuum out debris with suction hoses, and excavate collection lines for repair all throughout the city.
This work on the wastewater collection system is currently done with five aging trucks struggling with maintenance issues due to failing drive trains. The five new trucks will consist of one specialized hydro excavating vacuum with a large inlet designed to move bigger material, one dedicated jetting truck designed to cut thro...
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