City of Lawrence

Finance Department

MEMORANDUM

DATE:	April 6, 2005
TO:	Mike Wildgen
	City Manager
FROM:	Alan D. Landis
	Purchasing Specialist

On March 29, 2005, the City of Lawrence opened proposals for the following:  

Bid#0516 –  One (1) Knuckle Boom Crane – Public Works Department

VENDOR	TOTAL  BID
Knapheide Truck Equipment	$23,435.73
American Equipment Co.	23,563.00
Altec	25,206.00
Brown Truck Equipment	27,688.00
Mynatt	28,872.00

Public Works Sanitation requested bids for a knuckle boom crane.  The equipment presently being used is a 1987 Ferrarri model 4200 crane.  This crane has been used daily over the past seventeen years of service.  It now requires an overhaul or replacement.  An overhaul and certification would not be cost effective from a dollar amount or down time.  Replacement of the crane with a remote control unit will reduce the man power needed to operate the unit and will be a much safer operation.  This purchase was approved in the 2005 budgeting process.

Recommendation Action:

Approve bid from Knapheide Truck Equipment for one knuckle boom crane in the amount of $23,435.75.  (Public Works/Sanitation)

cc:	Dave Corliss	Chuck Soules
	Frank Reeb	Tammy Bennett
	Bobbie Walthall	Steve Stewart
	Diane Trybom	Bob Yoos