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6.1 B REPt3RT Page 1 To the Honorable Mayor and City Council From the Cit Mana er May 2�, 2007 SUBJECT Purchase of combination sewer and storm drain cleaning truck RECOMMENDATION Approve by motion the purchase of one combination sewer and storm drain cfeaning truck in the amount of $313,627.49 from Maryland Industrial Trucks of Linthicum, Maryland under the U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA} Multip(e Award Schedufe Contract#GS-3aF-�t012-H. BACKGROUND During the FY 2008/2007 budget review process, the City Council appraved the purchase of ane combination sewer and storm drain cleaning truck for the Public Works Services Department. This combination cleaning truck will be used by the Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Section for their sew�r main flushing program and by the Storm Drains Maintenance Section far suction c4eaning of storm drains and pipes as required under fihe NPDES permit. Combination type cleaning trucks have the capability ta clean drains, pipes, and basins by either high pressure flushing and/or vacuuming them or by using both techniques simuftaneously, which is the most efficient method. The purchase of tt�is sewer cleaning truck is for the scheduled replacement of the department's existing 1985 sewer cfeaning truck. . ALTERNATIVES Not approving the purchase of this sewer cleaning truck would impact the operational requirements of#he Public Works Services Department. Their existing sewer cleaning truck is extremely worn from heavy daily use. It wauld not be economically sound to inves# in the continued repair of this sewer cleaning truck due to its current age and conditian. Cooperative purchasing provisions under Redwood City Code Section 2.80 make it possible for the City to bene�t from larger volume purchases. Fleets using these provisions realize a significan#savings from prevailing fleet prices. FISCAL IMPACT Funds for the purchase of this repfacement sewer cleaning truck were approved by City Council in the FY 2006/2007 Ec�uipment Replacement Fund Budget, in the amount of $262,3�0. The remaining balance of$51,327.49 will initially be financed from retained earnings in the Equiprnent Replacement Fund. This amount will be subsequently recovsred from the operating budget of the user department through #he vehicle replacement charges in future years. The two main reasons for the price difference befiween what was budgeted compared to the actual purchase price is: (1) the increase in the cost of steei; and (2) the increased cost in all 2007 diesel engines which were campletety redesigned to meet the stringenf 2007 emission standards mandated by the Environmental Pro#ectian Agency.