TITLE
Recommendation to adopt resolution authorizing City Manager, or designee, to execute a contract with Haaker Equipment Company, of La Verne, CA, for providing Elgin Pelican street sweeper parts and repair services, in an annual amount of $525,000, and authorize a 10 percent contingency of $52,500, for a total annual amount not to exceed $577,500, for a period of two years, with the option to renew for three additional one-year periods, at the discretion of the City Manager; and, authorize City Manager, or designee, to execute all documents necessary to enter into this contract, including any necessary subsequent amendments; and
Increase appropriations in the Fleet Services Fund Group in the Financial Management Department by $157,500, offset by funds available generated by the revenue received through the Fleet Memorandum of Understanding. (Citywide)
Levine Act: Yes
DISCUSSION
City Council approval is requested to enter into a contract with Haaker Equipment Company for the purchase of Elgin Pelican street sweeper parts and repair services to support the Public Works Department.
The Street Sweeping Program operates 18 alternative-fueled Elgin street sweepers throughout the City of Long Beach (City) and cleans over 160,000 miles of curbs and gutters annually. The Fleet Services Bureau (Fleet), in the Department of Financial Management, maintains and repairs these units as part of the City's fleet maintenance program. The City’s fleet of Elgin Pelican sweepers are maintenance-intensive and require regular service and parts to sustain street sweeping operations and are one year past their useful life. Currently, Fleet technicians provide daily inspection, parts replacement, and preventive maintenance for the 18 sweepers currently in operation. Additional service assistance is needed for breakdowns that occur more frequently in the older units.
Haaker Equipment Company is the sole authorized distributor for Elgin Pelican street sweeper parts in the regi...
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