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CITY OF CORTEZ
123 ROGER SMITH AVENUE
CORTEZ, CO 81321

Rick Smith
Director of General Services
110 West Progress Cir
Cortez, CO. 81321
rsmith@cortezco.gov

Memorandum

To:

CORTEZ CITY COUNCIL

From:

Vickie Haddix, General Services Secretary

Date:

01/25/24

RE:

Authorization for the purchase of a Golf Course Aerator

DISCUSSION

Specifications were drawn up and bids received on January 17, 2024. The City received two responses to our bid request. The following is an overview of the bids received. Please refer to the attached bid tabulation for specifics.

VENDOR MAKE BID PRICE

Simpson Norton Toro $40,209.55

2. Potestio Brothers John Deere Does not meet Specs

Potestio Brothers bid a unit that was much smaller in capacity and size. The Toro unit would be delivered in 2025.

BACKGROUND

The 2024 Equipment Fund provides $38,821.00 for the purchase of an Aerator for the Golf Course. The unit is a self-propelled walk-along unit that would be used to aerate the turf at the Golf Course, which will improve growth of the grass.

FISCAL IMPACT

The bid from Simpson Norton for the Toro unit is $1,388.55 above the budgeted amount, but the extra cost can be addressed in the 2025 budget process since the unit will not be delivered and final payment will not occur until 2025.

RECOMMENDATION

Staff recommends that Council accept the Simpson Norton bid and authorize the purchase of Toro aerator for the bid amount of $40,209.55.

MOTION

If agreed upon by the City Council, a possible motion would be:
I move that City Council accept the Simpson Norton bid and authorize the purchase of a Toro aerator for the bid amount of $40,209.55.

Attachments

24 Aerator Bidtab