CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Single Source Procurement 26-019, Chassis Replacement and Bucket Truck Body Remount - Unit 034, to Altec Industries, Inc. for $122,808.99
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DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Works
SUBMITTED BY: Dan Randolph, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
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BACKGROUND:
Unit 034 is a 2025 Ford F550 chassis upfit with an Altec AT40G articulating aerial bucket and service body. The truck was purchased in 2025, using Sourcewell Cooperative Contract #110421-ALT, for $172,010. This reflected a purchase price of $187,010, less a $15,000 trade-in allowance.
The chassis was damaged in a collision in September 2025.
The chassis was evaluated by the City's heavy equipment body repair vendor and deemed totaled due to structural damage to the frame that is beyond safe repair. There was only minor cosmetic damage to the mounted body, and the articulating aerial was not damaged.
DISCUSSION:
Unit 034 is a medium-reach Altec bucket truck mounted to a Ford F550 chassis and used by the Electric Utility to maintain utility infrastructure.
The Department of Public Works has identified this purchase as a single source because the Altec components can be safely remounted to a new Ford F550 chassis. This is more cost-effective and timelier than replacing the entire unit, including the body components. The current timeframe for Altec to receive the chassis and complete the remount is four months. If the City ordered a new replacement Altec unit, it would be delivered in 2028 at a cost of $244,340.
Chassis re-mounts are not covered under Altec's Sourcewell contract. The Altec AT40G articulating aerial bucket and service body were originally manufactured and mounted to the Ford F550 chassis by Altec Industries, Inc. Altec provides a warranty on their components, parts, and service for normal operating wear and tear. These components are still under warranty.
The unit will be delivered within six months from the dat...
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