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The Board of Water Commissioners for the City of Detroit, Water and Sewerage Department authorizes the Director to purchase six heavy-duty utility dump trucks with mounted hydraulic cranes from Jorgensen Ford Sales, Inc. for an amount not-to-exceed $846,846, 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. 19-00287
Purchase Order No. 3037696
Purchase Amount: $846,846
Delivery Date: Four weeks from date ordered (approximately 12/2/19)
Supplier: Jorgensen Ford Sales, Inc., 8333 Michigan, 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 Purchase Order No. 3037696
Purchase of six heavy-duty utility dump trucks with mounted hydraulic cranes 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 six heavy-duty utility dump trucks with mounted hydraulic cranes from Jorgensen Ford Sales, Inc. for an amount not-to-exceed $846,846, 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 purchase, repairs, maintenance and replacement of all DWSD owned vehicles and equipment. Dump trucks are used by several divisions year round to support the daily operations of DWSD. These six heavy-duty utility dump trucks include mounted cranes, which are used to lift and lower materials, and will replace outdated equipment.
DWSD has an aging vehicle fleet with many of the vehicles close to, if not exceeding, their useful life cycle. DWSD Fleet Operations is responsible for maintaining usable, effective, and reliable vehicl...
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