HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Contract for the Combination Unit for the Public Works Department RESOLUTION NO. 19-402
RESOLUTION APPROVING CONTRACT TO STAR EQUIPMENT,LTD,FOR THE
COMBINATION UNIT FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS,the Public Works Streets crew currently uses a crack sealing machine that heats material
for filling cracks and joints in pavement; and,
WHEREAS, the machine was nearing replacement and the Public Works Streets Department
researched possibilities for improving operations; and,
WHEREAS, after researching, it was identified that a combination unit that does the crack sealing
like the previous machine, but will also allow the use of aggregate and mastic (an asphalt material) for
pothole patching as well; and,
WHEREAS, the division had rented a mastic unit in the past to supplement the crack sealing
machine; and,
WHEREAS,the only bid that was received for the combination unit on July 8,2019 was from Star
Equipment, LTD, of Ames,Iowa, for$77,790; and,
WHEREAS,currently,the Public Works Department is renting a combination machine like the one
the City is hoping to purchase and Star Equipment,LTD,has agreed to sell the combination unit and apply
the rental charges the City has paid to date for the unit($10,800)as a credit to the new unit;making the net
purchase price $67,150; and,
WHEREAS, funding for this apparatus is available from the replacement fund for the existing unit
in the amount of$35,582,resale of the existing unit in the amount of$16,192,and$55,000 in budgeted funds
in the 2019/20 Fiscal Year.
NOW, THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames,Iowa,that the
contract with Star Equipment,LTD,of Ames,Iowa,for the combination unit in the amount of$77,950 with
applied credit of$10,800 for rental charges,making the net purchase price of$67,150 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 131h day of August,2019.
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Diane R. Voss, City Clerk John .�Haifa, Mayor
Introduced by: Nelson
Seconded by: Gartin
Voting aye: Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin,Martin,Nelson
Voting nay: None Absent: Beatty-Hansen
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 13'day of August,2019.