Three bids were received by the Street/Traffic Division for the Public Works Department on September 15, 2015 to purchase a 2015 Loader Mounted Snow Blower.  This snow blower is used for blowing snow into trucks when crews are removing snow from the streets.  This new snow blower will  replace an existing unit as part of the FY 2016 Equipment Replacement Plan (ERP).

City Council may:

• Approve the low bid for the 2015 Loader Mounted Snow blower, or;
• Disapprove and reject all bids for the 2015 Loader mounted Snow blower.  If the new unit is not purchased, the existing Snow blower will be used, but its maintenance costs will continue to increase and its reliability will decline.

3 bids were received as shown below:

Vendor	Net Price	Trade In	Warranty	Total Price
Solid Waste Systems	$123,377.78	$1,208.00	$5164.00	$127,333.78
Kois Brothers	$157,670.00	$3,000.00	$5633.00	$160,303.00
Tractor & Equipment	$135,000.00	$0.00	$8,750.00	$143,750.00

The funding is included in the Public Works budget for FY2016.
 

Staff recommends accepting the low bid from Solid Waste Systems for the purchase of a 2015 Loader Mounted Snow Blower in the amount of $123,377.78, plus warranty.  Staff recommends not trading-in Unit #1313 at this time but it will be sold or auctioned later.  The net bid amount amount of $123,377.78 plus 5 year engine/transmission warranty of $5,164.00, totals $128,541.78.