Title
Approval of Equipment Replacement Purchase Orders for Two Ford Transit Vans, One John Deere Backhoe Loader, One Ram-Jet Vactor Truck, and Three Toyota Tacoma Pick-up Trucks
Recommendation
a) Determine this action is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines because this action will not result in a physical change to the environment, directly or indirectly;
b) Approve a Purchase Order for two Ford Transit HR 350 EL Vans from A-Z Bus Sales Inc. for a total amount of $236,431;
c) Approve a Purchase Order for one John Deere backhoe loader from Coastline Equipment of Long Beach for a total amount of $181,422;
d) Approve a Purchase Order for one Ram-Jet Vactor Truck from Haaker Equipment for a total amount of $658,800;
e) Approve a Purchase Order for three Toyota Tacoma Pick-up Trucks from RP Automotive for a total amount of $167,308; and
f) Authorize a contingency of $62,000 (approximately 5% of the total quotes) to cover the cost of unforeseen changes to the current quotes.