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Subject: (Direct Referral) Communication from the Assistant Commissioner of Public Works/Operations requesting permission to waive formal bidding procedures for the purchase of a front end loader vehicle and a loader/backhoe vehicle. (Res. No. 14-0508)
Recommendation of the Public Works and Services Committee on December 9, 2014: That formal bidding procedures be waived and the Purchasing Agent be authorized and directed to negotiate with Miller-Bradford and Risberg, Inc., for the purchase of a front end loader and a loader/backhoe.
Fiscal Note: The estimated cost of this equipment is $277,000 and funding is available in the following accounts:
$187,000 - Account 945.630.5010, Street Maintenance-Wheel Loader
$ 90,000 - Account 945.630.5040, Street Maintenance-Backhoe
$277,000 - Total