REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Authorize the Issuance of a Purchase Order to Owen Equipment Sales for One (1) Elgin Road Wizard Street Sweeper Vehicle and Approve Budget Modification No. 2 in the Amount of $154,600 (F20-167)
Report
REPORT IN BRIEF
Approval is requested to authorize the issuance of a Purchase Order to Owen Equipment Sales of Vancouver, Washington in the amount of $340,000 (including tire and delivery fees) excluding sales tax, in substantially the same form as Attachment 1 to the report, to Owen Equipment Sales for one (1) Elgin Road Wizard Street Sweeper vehicle and approval of Budget Modification No. 2 in the amount of $154,600 to provide additional funding.
EXISTING POLICY
Pursuant to Section 2.08.040 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code, Council approval is required for the procurement of goods and/or services greater than $100,000 in any one transaction.
Further, Section 2.08.220(b) of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code authorizes the purchasing officer to direct the city's participation with one or more governmental, public or quasi-public agencies in a cooperative agreement for the procurement of goods and/or services, provided that at least one of the agencies has solicited bids.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The action being considered does not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA") pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15378(a) as it has no potential for resulting in either a direct physical change in the environment, or a reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The economical operation of the City's fleet requires that vehicles and equipment be replaced before operating costs exceed the life cycle cost, in accordance with the vehicle replacement schedule. Additionally, the vehicle replacement guidelines allow the City, in its best interest, to modernize the fleet when warranted. Newer vehicles are more technically advanced, have improved safe...
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