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<br /> .. .. . . I II . .. <br /> <br /> REPORT .1 B- , <br />- To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br /> From the City Manager <br /> ...- <br /> May 3, 2úO4 <br /> Subject <br /> Purchase of one (1) combination sewer and storm drain cleaning truck <br /> Recommendation <br /> By Motion approve the purchase of one (1) combination sewer and storm drain cleaning <br /> truck in the amount of $213,848.95 from Municipal Maintenance Equipment of <br /> Sacramento, CA under the Cooperative Purchase Agreement of the City of Foster City, <br /> Purchase Order #154086. <br /> Background <br /> During the FY 2003/2004 budget review process the City Council approved the purchase of <br /> one combination sewer and storm drain cleaning truck for the Public Works Services <br /> Department. This combination cleaning truck will be used by the Sanitary Sewer <br /> Maintenance Section for their sewer main flushing program and by the Storm Drain <br /> Maintenance Section for suction cleaning of storm drains and pipes as required under the <br /> N.P.D,E.S. permit. Combination type cleaning trucks have the capability to clean drains, <br />-' pipes and basins by either high pressure flushing and or vacuuming them or by using both <br /> techniques simultaneously, which is the most efficient method. <br /> The purchase of this combination cleaning truck is for the scheduled replacement and <br /> desired upgrade of the departments existing 1992 sewer cleaning truck. The 1992 unit has <br /> limited capabilities in that it can only flush drains and pipes and cannot clean them using <br /> the flushing / vacuuming technique. <br /> Alternative <br /> The alternative to going out to bid for a combination cleaning truck would probably not <br /> result in any cost savings since the City of Foster City bid was a recent competitive bid <br /> process in which Municipal Maintenance Equipment was the lowest responsible bidder. <br /> Fiscal Impact <br /> Funds for the purchase of this combination sewer and storm drain cleaning truck were <br /> approved and appropriated by the City Council in the FY 2003/04 Equipment Replacement <br /> Fund Budget in the amount of $186,900.00, The remaining balance of $26,948.95 will <br /> initially be financed from retained earnings in the Equipment Replacement Fund. This <br /> amount will be subsequently recovered from the operating budget of the user department <br /> through the vehicle replacement charges in future years. ~ <br /> .~ <br /> Ed ¿erett <br />- Public Works Services Director City Manager <br /> Attachment: None <br />