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6.1.E. - Page 1 <br />REPORT <br />To the Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From the City Manager <br />December 12, 2016 <br />SUBJECT <br />Purchase of Two Freightliner Dump Trucks <br />RECOMMENDATION <br />By motion, approve the purchase of two 2017 Freightliner Dump Trucks in the amount <br />of $262,963.56 from Golden Gate Truck Center of Oakland, California <br />BACKGROUND <br />Redwood City's Fleet Replacement Program is designed to provide a process for <br />evaluating vehicles and equipment in order to replace them at the most economically <br />advantageous point in their life cycle. At pre -determined intervals, vehicles and <br />equipment undergo a thorough evaluation including but not limited to, age, mileage, <br />condition, maintenance history, downtime, anticipated future repairs, usage and vehicle <br />capabilities. <br />ANALYSIS <br />The Redwood City Parks, Recreation and Community Services Department (PRCS) <br />and the Public Works Services Department (PWS) each have one dump truck <br />scheduled to be replaced in the current fiscal year (FY). The Public Works Fleet Section <br />met with representatives from both PRCS and PWS and have agreed that each of the <br />vehicles should be replaced with a 2017 Freightliner Dump Truck, as it will meet the <br />rigorous demands of both departments. <br />On September 23, 2016, a Notice Inviting Sealed Bids was published in The Daily News <br />with a submission deadline of October 19, 2016. Copies of the bid notice were emailed <br />to three dealerships with additional copies available at the Public Works office located at <br />1400 Broadway, Redwood City, CA 94063. The received bids were opened by the City <br />Clerk on October 19, 2016, and are summarized in the following table. <br />