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File #: 24-1849    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Regular Item Status: Adopted
File created: 10/16/2024 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 11/5/2024 Final action: 11/5/2024
Title: PURCHASING / PUBLIC WORKS - Public Work Director Jim Simon
Attachments: 1. 5 Trucks Bid Recap, 2. Bid - Corning Ford One 3-4 ton 4x4 428692, 3. Corning Ford 428692, 4. Bid - Corning Ford Two 3-4 ton 4x2 428693, 5. Corning Ford 428693, 6. Bid - Corning Ford One 3-4 ton 4x2 428694, 7. Corning Ford 428694, 8. Bid - Corning Ford One 1-2 ton 4x2 428695, 9. Corning Ford 428695

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PURCHASING / PUBLIC WORKS - Public Work Director Jim Simon

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Requested Action(s)

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a)   Request to award the bid for two (2) new ¾ ton 4x2 Extended Cab Long Bed Pickup Trucks, one (1) new ½ ton 4x2 Extended Cab Standard Bed Pickup Truck, one (1) new ¾ ton 4x2 Extended Cab 4-Door Long Bed Pickup Truck with 8’ Utility Bed and one (1) new ¾ ton 4x4 Extended Cab Long Bed Pickup Truck to Corning Ford and further authorize the Purchasing Agent to sign purchase orders for the acquisition

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Financial Impact:

The 4x2 and 4x4 pickups will be purchased with funds budgeted for planned vehicle replacements. All purchases are budgeted in Road account 3011-57605 and will not impact the General Fund.

 

Background Information:

On 10/1/2024 the Board approved the specifications for five (5) vehicles. The purchasing department received bids from four (4) vendors, with Corning Ford being the low responsive bidder for all five (5) vehicles.

 

The new pickups will be replacing the following vehicles that all have outlived their useful life and have an excessive number of miles on them and/or serious mechanical issues that aren’t financially prudent based on the vehicle’s current value/mileage.

1-                     #41 is a 1992 Chevy ½ ton with 221,000 miles on it and it needs the transmission replaced.

2-                     # 42 is a 1992 Chevy ½ ton with 228,000 miles on it and it needs a new engine and the interior replaced.

3-                     # 173 is a 1995 Chevy ¾ ton with 157,000 miles on it and it needs the interior replaced and it has transmission issues.

4-                     #174 is a 1995 Chevy ¾ ton with 217,000 miles on it and it needs the engine replaced.

5-                     #75 is a 1998 Chevy ¾ ton with 226,00 miles on it and it needs a paint job, front end work and the interior replaced.