City of Lawrence

Finance Department

MEMORANDUM

DATE:	January 25, 2005
TO:	Mike Wildgen
	City Manager
FROM:	Alan D. Landis
	Purchasing Specialist

Last August the City of Lawrence began working on a joint bid and cooperative purchasing agreement through Mid-America Council of Public Purchasing (MACPP) for 2005 vehicles.  There were fourteen other government entities besides Lawrence working on the bid including Douglas County and entities in the Kansas City area belonging to MACPP.  This year the City of Overland Park headed the bidding process and the bids were approved by the Overland Park City Council on November 8, 2004.  Ten vendors bid on 57 different vehicles. 

The Clinton Water Plant is requesting to purchase a new pickup this year.  This is an addition to the fleet and was submitted and approved in the department’s 2005 budget request.  At present the plant has one vehicle for the maintenance staff.  With the increase in distribution monitoring another vehicle is needed.  The Plant Manager is using his personal vehicle at this time.

Recommendation Action:

Approve purchase of one pickup from Shawnee Mission Ford off the MACPP bid in the amount of $15,590.00 (Utilities/Clinton Water Plant)

cc:	Dave Corliss	Roger Coffey
	Frank Reeb	Steve Stewart
	Bobbie Walthall	Chris Stewart
	Diane Trybom	Charlie Gray