HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Awarding Contract to Install Utility Body and Accessories on Truck Chassis for Electric Technical Services RESOLUTION NO. 23-128
RESOLUTION AWARDING CONTRACT TO INSTALL A UTILITY BODY AND
ACCESSORIES ON A TRUCK CHASSIS
FOR ELECTRIC'S TECHNICAL SERVICES DIVISION
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the Technical Services Division of the City's Electric Department provides
maintenance and repair of the City's electric substations. Critical to the work performed by the
technicians is a light-duty crew cab truck equipped with a covered utility body, liftgate, and
accessories. This truck supports the substation crews by functioning as an onsite workshop with
supplies, housing tools, and pulling trailers; and,
WHEREAS, in February of 2022 City Council awarded a contract for$ 55,575.00 to Stew
Hansen's Dodge of Des Moines to purchase a new 2022 RAM 4500 Crew Cab Chassis to replace
the City's 2010 Ford F450 scheduled for replacement in the 2022 fiscal year. The City took
delivery of the new chassis on October 6, 2022; and,
WHEREAS,no bids were received for the first bid solicitation for the covered utility body
and accessories. The second solicitation resulted in only one bid for the covered utility body,
liftgate, and accessories was received; and,
WHEREAS, the bid from Hiway Truck Equipment of Fort Dodge, Iowa, to provide and
install one 2023 Hughes, Custom Aluminum covered service body with liftgate and accessories is
acceptable and meets the City's required specifications. Delivery of the completed truck is not
expected until after October 2023. The cost of this project is more than was anticipated. The higher
cost is attributed to the specialized utility body and few manufacturers that make it.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that awarding contract to install a utility body and accessories on a truck chassis for Electric's
Technical Services Division to Hiway Truck Equipment Co., of Fort Dodge, Iowa, in the amount
of$56,700 is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 141h day of March, 2023.
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Renee hall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Gartin
Seconded by: Betcher
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Corrieri, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: None
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 14'h day of March, 2023.