Report Prepared by: Charles Slagter, Public Works Supervisor-WWTF
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SUBJECT: Award of Bid to LSI SCALES, for the Purchase and Installation of One Portable Truck Scale for the Land Application Division at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, for a Total Cost not to Exceed $130,694.81
REPORT IN BRIEF
Considers awarding the bid to LSI SCALES, for the purchase and installation of one seventy by eleven-foot portable truck scale for the Land Application Division at the Wastewater Treatment Plant.
RECOMMENDATION
City Council - Adopt a motion:
A. Awarding the bid to LSI SCALES, for the purchase and installation of one seventy by eleven-foot portable truck scale for the Land Application Division at the Wastewater Treatment Facility not to exceed $130,694.81; and,
B. Authorizing the City Manager to execute the necessary documents, the City Buyer to issue the Purchase Order, and approval of change orders not to exceed 10% of the total purchase price.
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ALTERNATIVES
1. Approve, as recommended by staff; or,
2. Approve, subject to conditions other than recommended by staff (identify specific findings and/or conditions amended to be addressed in the motion); or,
3. Deny; or,
4. Refer to staff for reconsideration of specific items (specific items to be addressed in the motion); or,
5. Continue to a future meeting (date and time to be specified in the motion).
AUTHORITY
Charter of the City of Merced, Article XI, Section 1111-Competitive bidding, and Merced Municipal Code Chapter 3.04, Article III - the purchase of materials, supplies, equipment, and contractual services of an estimated value greater than thirty-eight thousand dollars ($38,000.00), the "contract threshold," shall be made by the purchasing supervisor by written contract with the lowest responsible bidder.
CITY COUNCIL PRIORITIES
As provided for in the FY 24/25 Adopted Budget.
DISCUSSION
The Wastewater Treatment Plant, Land Application Division, needs a truck scale to measure commodity trucks...
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