HomeMy WebLinkAbout~Master - Purchase of Replacement Tires for Resource Recovery End Loaders RESOLUTION NO. 23-232
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PURCHASE F REPLACEMENT TIRES FOR
PUBLIC WORKS RESOURCE RECOVERY PLANT'S TWO END LOADERS
FOR THE CITY OF AMES,IOWA
WHEREAS, the Resource Recovery Plant uses two end-loaders equipped with heavy-duty
solid rubber tires to handle refuse dumped onto the plant's tipping floor. Both loaders will soon
need new tires. These end loaders are critical to managing the many tons of refuse delivered daily
to the plant. Solid rubber flat-proof tires are essential for the steady,reliable operations at the plant;
and,
WHEREAS, SETCO Tire Company currently has a pricing agreement with the City under
a prior request for proposals which was renewed for FY 2022/23. This tire purchase will be priced
with the current agreed pricing as follows: a quantity of eight tires at $10,302.12 plus $1,940 for
freight, for a total of$84,356.96; and,
WHEREAS, funds are available from replacement funding that is accumulated for
Resource Recovery Plant Loader Tires. The current balance of replacement funding for this
purchase is $141,097. The tires will be delivered after July 1, 2023.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Ames, Iowa,
that the purchase of replacement tires for Public Woks Resource Recovery Plant's two end loaders
is hereby approved.
ADOPTED THIS 25th day of April, 2023.
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Renee kall, City Clerk John A. Haila, Mayor
Introduced by: Betcher
Seconded by: Beatty-Hansen
Voting aye: Beatty-Hansen, Betcher, Gartin, Junck, Rollins
Voting nay: None Absent: Corrieri
Resolution declared adopted and signed by the Mayor this 251h day of April, 2023.