City Council

13. AWARD CONTRACT: PURCHASE OF A 7-YARD DUMP TRUCK FOR THE PUBLIC\nWORKS DEPARTMENT – F2M21-6A, N2M22-50, C2M23-3, M2M23-6\nOn April 25, 2022, the City Council approved the distribution of a Notice Inviting Bids for\nthe purchase of one 7-yard dump truck for the Public Works Division. However, bids were\ndelayed due to the Ford Motor Company’s discontinuance of the placement of orders for\nnew vehicles in May, 2022. Once the ordering process was reinstated, staff circulated the\nNotice Inviting Bids. On December 8, 2022 the City Clerk received two bids for the\npurchase ranging from $126,948.69 to $147,278.22. The bid received from Rush Medium-\nDuty Truck Centers of California Inc., dba Rush Truck Center Ceres in the amount of\n$126,948.69 is the lowest responsible bid. Staff reviewed the bid and found it to be in full\ncompliance and conformance with the bid specifications.\nRecommended Action: City Council award a contract, subject to final language\napproval by the City Manager and City Attorney, to Rush Medium-Duty Truck Centers of\n7\n1-9-23\nCalifornia Inc., dba Rush Truck Center Ceres in an amount of $126,948.69 for the\npurchase of a 7-yard dump truck; direct the Finance Director to appropriate $23,976.69\nfrom the Equipment Fund and allocate the funding to account 507.70.7110.92028 to\ncomplete the purchase of this replacement vehicle; and, direct staff to undertake the steps\nnecessary to finalize Council’s action. (M2M23-6)