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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to purchase two dump trucks with extended cabs and mounted air compressors from Jorgensen Ford Sales, Inc. for an amount not-to-exceed $220,640, and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
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Agenda of October 16, 2019
Item No. 19-00281
Contract No. 6002404
Purchase Amount: $220,640
Proposed Delivery Date: Four weeks from date ordered (approximately 12/2/19)
Supplier: Jorgensen Ford Sales, Inc., 8333 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48210
TO: The Honorable, Board of Water Commissioners
City of Detroit, Michigan
FROM: Gary Brown, Director
Detroit Water and Sewerage Department
RE: Proposed DWSD Contract No. 6002404
Purchase of two dump trucks with extended cabs and mounted air compressors from Jorgensen Ford Sales, Inc.
MOTION
Upon recommendation of Mamata Burgi, Procurement Manager, the Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department, authorizes the Director to purchase two dump trucks with extended cabs and mounted air compressors from Jorgensen Ford Sales, Inc. for an amount not-to-exceed $220,640, and also authorizes the Director to take such other action as may be necessary to accomplish the intent of this vote.
BACKGROUND & JUSTIFICATION
DWSD Fleet Department is responsible for the repairs, maintenance and replacement for all DWSD owned vehicles and equipment. DWSD owned dump trucks are used by several divisions within the department including Heavy Repair and Maintenance & Repair year round to regularly support daily operations. These two trucks include an automatic transmission four-wheel drive 185 cubic feet per minute (CFM) underdeck power take off (PTO) drive air compressor with 8-foot extended cabs. This purchase is necessary to maintain a sufficient number of operable vehicles capable of servicing the ...
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