It is the recommendation of Fleet Services to purchase one (1) Concrete Truck with 10.5 Yard Mixer in the estimated amount of $170,833 from Southwest International Trucks, Inc., the lowest responsive, responsible bidder from Solicitation 2022-0605-B.
This unit is a scheduled replacement from Capital Outlay FY2021-22 in Streets and is used for the concrete repairs of streets, alleys, and sidewalks throughout the City.
The purchase of this unit is necessary for the following reasons:
1. This unit is essential to this department’s daily operations and is required to maintain current service levels.
2. The old unit is in need of replacement. The determination for the need of replacement is based on age, usage, maintenance cost, and re-sale value. Based on these criteria, Fleet Services recommends the replacement of the above unit.
3. If this unit is not replaced, we will incur additional maintenance costs and the salvage value will be greatly depreciated. In addition, the older, aging unit will limit the users’ ability to perform their duties because of increased breakdowns and additional downtime for repairs.