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PURCHASING& INTERNAL SERVICES MEMORANDUM <br /> #97 - 17 <br /> April 15, 1997 <br /> TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members <br /> FROM: James Williams, Jr., City Manager <br /> Beth Couter, Financial Management Director <br /> Deborah M. Perry, Purchasing Supervisor� <br /> SUBJECT: CHASSIS FOR FORESTRY <br /> Attached you will find a bid summary for two single axle chassis for bucket trucks for the <br /> Forestry Division. The chassis will replace a 1990 model Saturn aerial bucket truck cunently in <br /> use. The other bucket truck is a new vehicle which will take the place of a motor grader which <br /> we are selling back to the dealer on a 5 year buy back option which will not be replaced as a <br /> motor gader. <br /> These chassis are actually single axle dump truck chassis. The State of Illinois awarded a contract <br /> to Prairie International for single and tandem axle dump trucks. The City is eligible to piggyback <br /> on this contract, along with other local governmental agencies. <br /> It is staff recommendation to accept the bid of Prairie International to furnish two (2) 1998 <br /> International 4900 4 x 2 chassis for $35,435 each or$70,870 total. <br />