At the February 8 2010 city council meeting the city council learned that there was $41,000 built into the budget for just such an event. Estimates for a new pick-up with the specs that the council approved, (see spec sheet below,) can run into the high twenty thousand dollar range so it is likely to come in well under budget.
The last time a truck was purchased, (for the police department) the city council approved the purchase of a vehicle from an in town firm, despite lower bids submitted by out of town companies. As a result, bids from within the usual 50 mile radius are not being actively sought this time out, except insofar as companies who happen to see the notice in the legal section of the paper are still welcome to attempt to bid.
The new vehicle will replace the current gas department vehicle. Whether the current gas department vehicle will be given directly to the water department was not clear at the February 8, 2010 Sac City Council meeting, where the specifications were approved.
According to Sac City Administrator, Adam Ledford, the old vehicle is likely to be sold through auction.
It will be interesting to see if any city council members put up their own money to make up the difference in the cost between the in town price, and the out of town price this time around as is rumored happened last time the city purchased a vehicle in town. If true, thank you anonymous (for now) donor.
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Read the fine print in the specs. It can only be a Chevy. Who else has an LT package, or a minimum 6.0 liter engine with a 6 speed OD tranny. Not that there is anything wrong with a Chevy, mind you, but that leaves Dodge, Ford and Toyota out to pasture, when they have comparable offerings. I have nothing against Domino's either, I love the place. Besides, when was the last time the Ford dealer in Odebolt or Carroll used Sac City gas or water?
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Why is the city purchasing a vehicle for the gas dept when the water dept has the supposed need? Also, shouldn't the purchase be based on mechanics rather than age/beauty?
ReplyDeleteMy big question is why they feel they need an LT trim level truck. Seems to me a Work Truck trim would be better suited to the job -- not all the fancy bells and whistles of the LT, but we shouldn't be paying for those anyway.
ReplyDeleteThe last time I checked on a Chevy pickup, you can't get a work truck style pickup in a 3/4 ton with an extended cab.I only think Chevy makes a work truck style in a 1/2 ton regular cab.
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