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Bettendorf staff seek council approval to amend purchase orders after multi-year delay raises plow truck costs
Summary
City public works officials told the Committee of the Whole that supply-chain shortages, federal emissions changes and inflation raised chassis costs for plow trucks bought under a Sourcewell cooperative contract; staff asked the council to approve amending existing purchase orders and to place the item on the consent agenda.
Public Works Director Brian Schmidt told the Bettendorf Committee of the Whole on May 5 that the city is seeking council approval to amend existing purchase orders for municipal plow trucks after multi‑year manufacturing delays and cost increases. "All seven of these chassis will be model year 2026," Schmidt said, adding the Sourcewell cooperative price still provides a 31% discount off MSRP but does not offset inflationary increases in steel, labor and emissions‑related equipment.
The request covers chassis previously ordered under council authorizations in February 2022 and June 2023 and purchased through Ascendance Trucks of Eastern Iowa (formerly Thompson Truck…
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