ITEM 6-G

Council Meeting:  May 26, 1992

TO:       Mayor and City Council

FROM:     City Staff

SUBJECT:  Recommendation to Award  Bid  to  Furnish  and  Deliver
          One (1)  New  and  Unused  22,000  Gross Vehicle Weight
          Rated (GVWR) Cab and Chassis with 10 Cubic Yard  Refuse
          Packer Body, Bid #2396

Introduction

This report concerns award of bid to furnish and deliver  one (1)
new  and  unused  22,000  GVWR cab and chassis with 10 cubic yard
refuse packer body  for  the  Solid  Waste  Management  Division,
General  Services  Department, in the total amount of $52,857.25,
including applicable sales tax.

Background

In  response  to  published  Notices  Inviting  Bids   (published
February  28,  1992  and  March  2,  1992) to furnish and deliver
one (1) new and unused 22,000 GVWR cab and chassis with 10  cubic
yard  refuse  packer body in accordance with City specifications,
bids were received and publicly  opened  and  read  on  March 17,
1992.   Proposal forms were mailed to 24 vendors and notices were
advertised in accordance with City  Charter  and  Municipal  Code
provisions.  Three proposals were received as follows:

                                              Diesel Powered
     Ray Gaskin                                 $52,857.25
     Boerner Truck Center                       $72,037.79
     Haaker Equipment Company                   $72,574.05

The City currently has only one lightweight truck for pier refuse
operation.   There  is  a  need for a backup unit equipped with a
semi-automated lifter and a bin lifter for the pier  and  regular
refuse  routes.   It  will  also  be used in the expansion of the
commercial  recycling  effort  in  the   downtown   and   Montana
commercial area.

This vehicle is diesel powered and is not available in any  other
alternate fuel source.

Staff has evaluated the low bid and  finds  that  it  meets  City
specifications.

Budget/Financial Impact

Fiscal Year 1991/92 appropriation authority for this purchase  is
in   the  Capital  Improvement  Program  Budget,  account  number
27-710-441-20092-8900-99005, "Refuse Vehicle Replacement."

Recommendation

It is recommended  that  the  award  of  Bid  #2396  be  made  to
Ray Gaskin  Service  in the total amount of $52,857.25, including
applicable tax, as the lowest and best bidder.

Prepared By:   Pam Wortham, Purchasing Agent
               Theodore Baxter, Buyer