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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 backhoe. (Res. 12-2947)
Recommendation of the Public Works and Services Committee on 1-31-12: That formal bidding procedures be waived and that the Purchasing Agent be authorized and directed to negotiate with Miller-Bradford and Risberg, Inc., for the purchase of one 2011 Case 580 Super N Backhoe.
Fiscal Note: The estimated cost of this equipment of $100,000.00, which is a savings of $8,000.00 over the price of a 2012 backhoe. Funding is available in Account 101.630.5790, Unlicensed Vehicles - Backhoe.