City of Lawrence

Finance Department

 

MEMORANDUM

 

DATE:

May 8, 2013

 

 

TO:

David L. Corliss

 

City Manager

 

 

FROM:

Alan D Landis

 

Purchasing Specialist

 

TWO (2) ˝ TON PICKUPS – B1331

 

Parks and Recreation requested bids for two ˝ ton pickups.  This type of vehicle is used as the basic transportation for their maintenance divisions and will be used to carry staff as well as tools, grass seed, fertilizer, ice melt, tables and chairs. They will replace unit 535, a 2003 pickup and unit 553 a 1999 pickup, both meet the maintenance garage’s guidelines for replacement due to condition, age, and mileage. 

 

This purchase was approved in the 2013 budgeting process.

 

VENDOR

TOTAL

Laird Noller Automotive

$35,392.00

Shawnee Mission Ford

35,792.00

Crown Toyota

51,066.00

 

Recommendation Action: 

Award bid for two (2) ˝ ton pickups for the Parks and Recreation Department to Laird Noller Automotive for $35,392.00.  (Special Recreation Fund)

 

 cc:

Cynthia Wagner

 Ernie Shaw

 

 

Diane Stoddard

 Mark Hecker

 

 

Jonathan Douglass

 Steve Stewart

 

 

Bobbie Walthall

 Diane Trybom