| | | | | | | | Agenda Item - 4.c.
City of Garden Grove
INTER-DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
| To: | Scott C. Stiles
| From: | William E. Murray
| | Dept.: | City Manager
| Dept.: | Public Works
| | Subject: | Authorize the Issuance of a Purchase Order to Fairview Ford for one (1) 6-wheel dump truck. (Cost: $59,946.18) (Action Item) | Date: | 7/12/2016 |
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| | | | | | | | OBJECTIVE
To secure City Council authorization to purchase one (1) 6-wheel dump truck from Fairview Ford in the amount of $59,946.18. |
| | | | | | | | BACKGROUND
Public Works is responsible for providing safe and reliable vehicles for all City departments. The Public Works Department, Water Division, is adding one (1) new 6-wheel dump truck to its fleet of equipment. This fleet addition was approved through the Fiscal Year 2016/17 budget process. |
| | | | | | | | DISCUSSION
Specifications were prepared and sent to bidders in the Southern California area. Two separate attempts in the standard bidding process by the Purchasing Department yielded no responsive bids. After unsuccessfully attempting to obtain bids, pursuant to Municipal Code Section 2.050.060(D) the Finance Director has determined that this vehicle can only be obtained from a single source, and a quote was solicited from Fairview Ford in the amount of $59,946.18. |
| | | | | | | | FINANCIAL IMPACT
The financial impact is $59,946.18 to the Water Operations Fund. There is no impact to the General Fund. |
| | | | | | | | RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council:
- Authorize the Finance Director to issue a purchase order in the amount of $59,946.18 to Fairview Ford for the purchase of (1) 6-wheel dump truck.
By: Steve Sudduth, Equipment Maintenance Lead Worker
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