THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM 1
MEMORANDUM WW ,]

FEB 28 1983

TO: | B. Kirk, . February 24; 1983
City Administrator

FROM: F.E. Peters., P. Eng.,
City Engineer

SUBJECT: Tenders for Purchase of Street Sweeper -
Public Works Committee, February 22, 1983

RECOMMENDATION:

. ; That the contract for the purchase of a Street
Sweeper be awarded to Vimar Machinery for purchase of a Sunvac
Model 730 at a cost of $84,800.00 including tax, and that a
Fibre Crete lining option be included for a cost of $3,000.00. —

BACKGROUND AND COMMENTS:

Five tenders were received for the Sweeper as shown
on the attached recap sheet. The lowest tender from Crocker
Equipment was for a mechanical sweeper which dees not meet the

-requirements of the City or the specifications that were.
requested. The low tender. does not provide a vacuum system for
‘catch basin cleaning. The hopper is only half the size
specified therefore necessitating more trips to-the dump... The
‘ground clearance is quite. low and therefore would result in
problems: entering a dump site where the ground is not level.
There are a number of other deviations from the specifications.

The second lowest tender from Vimar Machinery meets
the requirements of the specifications and is within the
$85,000 amount which was budgeted out of the Equipment Reserve.

.In addition to the basic purchase, we would like to add an
option for a Fibre Crete coating-on the inside ef the box which
“will. reduce the wear and prevent rusting and may alla, us to
“considerably extend the life of the Sweeper. This additional
“option costs $3,000 and would increase the price above what was

budgeted. :
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