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Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager to execute a contract and any amendments thereto with Bragg Investment Company, Inc., dba Coastline Equipment Company of Long Beach, for the purchase of two John Deere 850J LGP Crawler Dozers on the same terms and conditions afforded the State of California, in the total amount not to exceed $574,273 including tax. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract for the purchase of two John Deere 850J LGP Crawler Dozers for the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine, Maintenance and Development Bureau. This purchase will be replacing two existing units that range in an age from 11 to 19 years old, with a scheduled lifecycle of 6 years.
The Department of Public Works, Fleet Services Bureau, is requesting to purchase two John Deere 850J LGP Crawler Dozers as part of the 2009 replacement schedule in order to meet the deadline of March 1, 2010, to bring the City's off-road equipment to emissions compliant levels, as well as provide the necessary equipment for the City's Beach Re-nourishment Program. This will be achieved by replacing the older equipment with the new State of California Air Resources Board (CARB) certified powered equipment. The new dozers will be issued to the Department of Parks, Recreation and Marine, Maintenance and Development Bureau, as the primary equipment used to repair erosion on the City's shoreline. This equipment is critical for building the berms necessary to protect residences and businesses on the City's shoreline year-round, but especially during the winter months.
The Department of Public Works, Fleet Services Bureau, in conjunction with the Department of Financial Management's Purchasing Division, investigated procurement options and learned that the State of California had completed a competitive bid process in April 2009 for dozers and has a contract with Bragg Investment Company, Inc., dba Coastli...
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