Title
Resolution to Authorize the Purchase of Three Western Star Swap Loader Chassis with Underbody Snowplows and Six Swap Loader Bodies from D & K Truck Company and Appropriate Funding (State of Michigan MiDeal - $1,031,541.87) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
The attached resolution authorizes the purchase of three Western Star single axle swap loader chassis with underbody snowplows at $253,353.31 each, three swap loader single axle dump bodies at $35,834.80 each, and three swap loader single axle spreader bodies at $54,659.18 each, for a total of $1,031,541.87 through the State of Michigan MiDeal cooperative purchasing program (#240000000095) for use by the Public Works Unit of the Public Services Area.
The Public Works Unit currently has an aging dump truck fleet and has requested a new style chassis platform called a swap loader which allows the truck to be significantly more versatile. A swap loader chassis allows a driver to change the type of body on the back of the truck within minutes. These three proposed trucks are for the Street Department and they will have use of dump bodies and spreader bodies. These three trucks will be set up identical to the single axle trucks that were purchased for Streets last November. This will leave one tandem axle truck that will need to be ordered this fall once chassis availability and pricing is announced. These three trucks are being ordered now due to a cancellation that the dealer had from another order and was able to offer the City cost savings for ordering now.
This swap loader set will allow us to have separate replacement cycles for the chassis and swap loader bodies. This will be beneficial as we have found with our current dump truck configuration that the chassis has more issues and deterioration than the bodies do. This configuration is expected to allow us to use the bodies much longer than the chassis. Staff anticipates the bodies will last the full life of the chassis and the full life of a replaceme...
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