City of Lawrence

Finance Department

DATE:	September 26 , 2007
TO:	David Corliss
	City Manager
FROM:	Alan D. Landis
	Purchasing Specialist

The following equipment and vehicles meets or exceeds the criteria for replacement, or is no longer useful to the City. We request City Commission approval to sell the surplus equipment and vehicles on Gov Deals as we have done in the past

Public Works Equipment

Solid Waste has a hydraulic tail gate they wish to sell.  Tail gate lift operation is normal. This is a gravity down gate. When released from the upright position (stored position acts as a tailgate) it will free fall to an almost level position with the floor of the bed. It then will lower slowly to ground level. We replaced it because of safety concerns when employees needed to operate.

Vehicles

The City is requesting to sell four vehicles, three Utilities vehicles and one Public Works vehicle.  These vehicles have high mileage and high maintenance costs and qualify for replacement under the Maintenance Garage guidelines. 

Equipment	Make	Year	Unit	Points
Hydraulic Lift Gate	Maxon M/ATG-4	2000	NA	NA
F-350	Ford	1993	217	31.81
F-350	Ford	1996	513	34.90
K-3500	Chevrolet	1997	742	31.59
Ranger	Ford	1997	785	31.26

Point Ranges
Under 19 points	Condition I	Excellent
20-25 points	Condition II	Good
26-29 points	Condition III	Qualifies for replacement
30 points and above	Condition IV	Needs immediate consideration

Recommendation Action: 

Approve sale of surplus equipment and vehicles on Gov Deals.

CC:	Cynthia Boecker	Charles Soules	Dave Wagner
	Frank Reeb	Steve Stewart	Beth Frailey Krishtalka
	Diane Trybom	Tom Orzulak