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Public Works recommends replacing 2008 loader with John Deere 624 P under budgeted capital plan
Summary
Public Works presented quotes for a replacement loader, recommended purchasing a John Deere 624 P for about $264,001.76 from RDO Equipment with a $48,000 trade-in; the purchase is budgeted at $321,000 and staff recommended declaring the old unit surplus for trade.
Public Works staff presented quotes for a replacement loader and recommended purchasing a John Deere 624 P from RDO Equipment at a price within the city’s capital-improvement plan budget.
Mr. Stordahl said the city’s 2008 John Deere loader has nearly 10,000 hours and the replacement was budgeted at $321,000 in the capital improvement plan. The RDO Equipment quote for a John Deere 624 P came in at $264,001.76 and included a five-year warranty and a maintenance package; RDO offered $48,000 as a trade-in allowance for the existing loader. Ziegler CAT provided a second quote that, after adding a comparable five-year warranty, would total about $267,009.59 with a $37,000 trade allowance.
Stordahl recommended purchasing the John Deere 624 P from RDO Equipment and declaring the 2008 unit surplus for trade. Public Works foreman Josh Cross and other staff noted administrative benefits of matching equipment brands to simplify parts, training and inventory. Council members asked operational and maintenance questions; staff said the machines are largely comparable but that commonality of controls and parts is an efficiency for training and mechanics.
The work session transcript shows staff recommended the purchase and trade but does not record a formal council vote during this meeting; staff will return a formal contract and surplus declaration for council action as required.
