HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem No. 05 Purchase of Skip LoaderText File
City of Lake Elsinore 130 South Main Street
Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
www.lake-elsinore.org
File Number: ID# 17-430
Agenda Date: 11/28/2017 Status: Consent AgendaVersion: 1
File Type: AgreementIn Control: City Council / Successor Agency
Agenda Number: 5)
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REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL
To:Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From:Grant Yates, City Manager
Prepared By: Dave Nichols, General Services Manager
Date:November 28, 2017
Subject:Purchase of Skip Loader
Recommendation
1. Approve and Authorize the City Manager to execute a purchase order with United
Rentals for a 2013 Case 570 NXT Skip Loader from United Rentals in the amount of
$53,000 plus tax, tags and DMV fees.
2. Waive the formal bidding process per Municipal Code Section 3.08.070(G) for purchases
from United Rentals due to finding the right skiploader for public works operation
requires specialized insight into the most productive, cost-effective machine. In addition
to the power source, evaluating a variety of factors that impact the long-term cost, and
how to best manipulate public works need and load, and whether the City should buy
new or used and marketplace availability is limited.
Background
Currently Public Works Operations has a 2007 Skip Loader that was purchased new in April of
2007 for $80,812. The Skip Loader is a piece of equipment that is used daily for various
operations such as: loading trash & debris into dump trucks, grading road shoulders, grading of
dirt roads, storm debris clean up, etc. The department has an on-going need for an additional
skiploader to avoid the high cost of renting equipment.
Discussion
Routine and emergency work frequently results in having to rent a second skip loader to keep
up the work demand. During emergency conditions rental units are not always available and
can take a day or two to get delivered. Having a second unit available will help Public Works
keep up with routine work and properly respond in a timely manner with storm clean up.
In addition having the second unit will allow us to perform routine maintenance on the
equipment without having to secure a rental unit. These are machines and they do breakdown
Purchase of Skiploader
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or require repairs from time to time, and never at a convenient time. It can be a simple issue
such as a flat tire or a major repair that will take days to perform.
A new skip loader in 2007 was over $80,000. Today the comparable unit is $90,000 -
$100,000+. The used skip loader being considered for purchase is a rental unit with only 2,256
hours and has documented maintenance records, with all work being performed by professional
mechanics.
Fiscal Impact
The skiploader will be capitalized for $53,000, which is funded from the Facilities Internal
Service Fund.
Attachments
A – Skiploader Quote
UNITED RENTALS