City of Lawrence

Finance Department

 

MEMORANDUM

 

DATE:

March 13, 2014

 

 

TO:

David L. Corliss

 

City Manager

 

 

FROM:

Alan D Landis

 

Purchasing Specialist

 

TWO (2) HEAVY DUTY WATER TRUCKS WITH DUMPING FLATBEDS – B1312

 

Parks and Recreation requested bids for two heavy duty water trucks with dumping flatbeds.  They will be used by the landscape crew to haul and spray effluent water for trees in medians.  They will carry approximately 8,000 pounds of reclaimed water. These trucks will replace units 511 and 555 which have high mileage and high maintenance costs.  This purchase was approved in the 2013 budgeting process.

 

VENDOR

TOTAL

Laird Noller Automotive

$101,476.00

Shawnee Mission Ford

105,962.00

 

 

Recommendation Action: 

Award bid for two (2) heavy duty water trucks for the Parks and Recreation Department to Laird Noller Automotive for $101,476.00.  (Capital Equipment Reserve Fund)

 

 cc:

Cynthia Wagner

 Ernie Shaw

Crystal Miles

 

Diane Stoddard

 Mark Hecker

Karen Risner

 

Jonathan Douglass

 Steve Stewart

 

 

Bobbie Walthall

 Diane Trybom