Title:
Title
Cooperative Purchase Agreement: Excavator
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FileID
File ID: 2019-01140
Location
Location: Citywide
Recommendation:
Recommendation
Pass a Motion: 1) approving the use of the Sourcewell cooperative purchase agreement with John Deere Construction Retail Sales (Contract No. 032515-JDC) for the purchase of one excavator from an authorized dealer, Pape Machinery, for an amount not to exceed $230,654; and 2) authorizing the City Manager or the City Manager's designee to execute the purchase specified above.
Contact: Alison Kerstetter, Program Specialist, (916) 808-1163; Mark Stevens, Fleet Manager, (916) 808-5869, Department of Public Works
Body
Presenter: None
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Agreements
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: The Department of Public Works, Fleet Management Division, has a customer requirement to purchase an excavator for the Department of Utilities, Drainage Collection Section. The excavator will be used for levee maintenance and low flow activities.
Policy Considerations: The recommendations in this report are in accordance with City Code Chapter 3.56.
Economic Impacts: None
Environmental Considerations: No environmental review is necessary because the recommendations in this report involve the purchase of vehicles and are not considered to be a project in accordance with Section 15378(b)(2) of the California Environmental Quality Act guidelines.
Sustainability: The recommended purchases are consistent with the updated Fleet Sustainability Policy, adopted by City Council on December 12, 2017 (Resolution No. 2017-0478).
Commission/Committee Action: None
Rationale for Recommendation: After reviewing the available purchase options, Fleet Management has determined that the Sourcewell cooperative purchase agreement with John Deere Construction Retail Sales represents the most advantageous purchasing strategy. The contract was competitively bid nationally, and Sourcewell receives greater discoun...
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