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0 <br />INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM <br />JANUARY 30, 1985 <br />TO: Steve Gillett - Assistant D' ector of Public Works <br />FROM: J. Ray - Purchasing Agen <br />SUBJECT: Sealed Bid #0076 <br />Advertised, sealed bids #0076 for the purchase of a Heavy Duty Hydraulic <br />Articulated Boom Mower were opened and read in City Council Chambers January 28, <br />1985. Sealed bids were mailed to five area distributors and manufacturers of <br />hydraulic boom mowers with only Lansdowne -Moody Co. Inc. returning a bid. <br />Bidders were asked to transport unit #701-22, a 1979 Ford 6600 Tractor, to <br />their place of business, remove the existing slope mower attachment, install the <br />new slope mower and return the newly completed unit in an operational condition <br />to the City of La Porte. All declining bidders stated they were not interested <br />in bidding due to the liability they would have to assume in transporting the <br />City of La Porte's tractor and the uncertainty of their ability to properly <br />retrofit the new boom mower to the existing Ford Tractor. Bidders that declined <br />to return a bid package indicated they would be willing to supply a quotation on <br />a complete new tractor and boom mower assembly. <br />Lansdowne -Moody Co. Inc. indicates that they will have no problem retrofitting <br />the Citys' Ford 6600 Tractor with a Boom Mower manufactured by Terrain King Corp. <br />and propose to complete the project in 60 days for a total of $12,541.37. <br />Due to the fact that the tractor in question is in good operating condition <br />and that Lansdowne Moody Co. Inc. will guarantee this installation to perform <br />satisfactorily, I see no need to rebid this project to replace both tractor and <br />boom mower. <br />A total of $15,000 is presently appropriated in the 1984-85 Capital Improve- <br />ment Budget to complete this project. I recommend that the City of La Porte a- <br />ward the removal and installation of a hydraulic articulated boom mower to <br />Lansdowne Moody Co. Inc. in the amount of $12,541.37. I trust this recommendation <br />will meet with your approval. <br />JR/mb <br />cc: J. Hodge <br />B. Herrera <br />Attachment: Bid Tabulation #0076 <br />