City of Lawrence

Finance Department

 

MEMORANDUM

 

DATE:

March 6, 2008

 

 

TO:

David Corliss

 

City Manager

 

 

FROM:

Alan D. Landis

 

Purchasing Specialist

 

ONE (1) TANDEM AXLE TRUCK – Public Works – Bid#08020

 

Public Works Street Division requested bids for a tandem axle truck.  It will be used daily for hauling up to 58,000 lbs. of rock, dirt and construction debris and it will also be used for snow removal.  It will replace Unit 317, a 1996 tandem axle truck that has high mileage and maintenance costs.  This purchase was approved in the 2008 budgeting process.

 

VENDOR

TOTAL  BID

Kansas City Freightliner

$66,567.00

Merrell Kelly Ford Sterling

68,136.00

Diamond International of Kansas City

68,340.00

Midwest Sterling Truck Center

71,327.00

 

Recommendation Action:

Award bid for one (1) tandem axle truck to the Public Works Department to Kansas City Freightliner for $66,567.00 (Public Works/Stormwater)

 

cc:

Cynthia Boecker

Chuck Soules

Steve Stewart

 

Dianne Stoddard

Tammy Bennett

 

 

Frank Reeb

Dena Mezger

 

 

Bobbie Walthall

Tom Orzulak