11-14-16 Regular Meeting of the La Porte City Council

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Miscellaneous: The Golf Course equipment to be purchased with this agenda request will replace existing equipment that are now at the end of their service lives, except that 49-32 will be retained for use in Public Works for herbiciding alleyways. PW will begin paying lease fees to replace this equipment in the future. The EMS Ambulance Cab & Chassis remount to be purchased with this agenda will replace an existing truck that has a history of maintenance and performance issues. In addition, the ambulance remount requires the existing unit to go out of service for approximately three months prior while the entire unit is being prepared for final delivery. The “Budgeted” amount listed in the table for the replacement equipment/vehicle represents the total funds deposited by the Department through FY 2016 in the form of “lease fees” paid by the department over the lease term designated for each vehicle. Additional funding ($3,727.97 & $3,000) is provided through the Golf Course and Public Works budgets, respectively, for the Golf equipment. The additional funding ($14,501.00) for the Ambulance (EMS) purchase is proposed to be funded by the contingency in the general fund and will require a budget adjustment to have the total amount of funding needed to purchase the unit. The Purchasing Division of the Finance Department has reviewed the recommendation for equipment purchases and is in support of this recommendation. Pricing was checked on BuyBoard Programs through TASB and H-GAC. Action Required by Council: Consider approval or other action to award purchase of six grounds maintenance equipment for the Golf Course to Deere & Company ($183,773.97) and one ambulance cab & chassis with remount to Mac Haik ($94,475.00). Approved for City Council Agenda Corby D. Alexander, City Manager Date