CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Approve the award of Cooperative Procurement 18-092, 2019 Peterbilt Model 348 Grapple Truck, to J X Enterprises, Inc., for an amount not to exceed $216,510
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DEPARTMENT: Department of Public Works
SUBMITTED BY: Richard Dublinski, Director
BOARD/COMMISSION REVIEW:
N/A
BACKGROUND:
A Department of Public Works brush chipper was reviewed by the Fleet Economic Committee and Fleet Service Project Manager and approved for replacement in the 2018 budget. Vehicles and equipment are evaluated for replacement based on four criteria: age, usage, condition and repair costs. A vehicle must receive a score of 23.0 or greater to be recommended for replacement. The vehicle exceeds the minimum score as shown in the table below.
Unit #
Year
Amortized Life Cycle
Replacement Age
Minimum Criteria
Scored Criteria
Hour Guidelines
Usage Hours
Repair Costs
884
2008
10 years
10 years
23.0
26.57
6,000
740
$42,380.47
DISCUSSION:
The Department of Public Works - Fleet Services Division recommends the purchase of one 2019 Peterbilt Model 348 cab and grapple truck chassis. The new grapple truck will replace Unit 884, a Morbark chipper. A grapple truck is a safer alternative to the manual chipper. A chipper requires a person to manually lift and guide a limb or log into the running chipper verses the grapple which lifts the landscape material into the truck bed for transport. The landscape material will be transported and burned in the City's burn box.
The new Peterbilt Model 348 will maintain conformity in the City's fleet, which minimizes operational, inventory, service, repair, safety and training costs. The Peterbilt grapple is available on the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA) Cooperative, an approved cooperative, through JX Enterprises, Inc., Contract No. 081716-PMC.
Using the City's specifications, JX Enterprises, Inc. has quoted the 2019 Peterbilt Model 348 grapple truck in the amount of $216,510. It will be del...
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