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Council approves $163,113 purchase for nine commercial units from Quad City Power
Summary
Davenport City Council on Jan. 15 approved a resolution to purchase nine commercial units from Quad City Power for $163,113.33 using a contract source; the purchase passed on a 10-0 roll call after one public commenter asked about the cause of a related fire and total replacement cost.
The Davenport City Council approved a resolution on Jan. 15 to purchase nine commercial units from Quad City Power for $163,113.33.
The agenda description read as a resolution "approving the purchase of 9 commercial Turo Motors from Quad City Power... in the amount of $163,113.33 using source of contract." The council moved and seconded the resolution and approved it by roll call; the clerk announced "10 yeses." The recorded roll call in the transcript shows affirmative votes from Newton, Reinartz, McGinnis, Kelly, Tidon, Jovjan, Arden, Lynch, Gripp and Anne Burkholder.
During public comment, Judith Lee of the Second Ward asked for details about what started the fire that prompted the replacement purchase and asked about the final total cost including building repairs. "I'm especially interested in the cause of the fire and... the final cost of what it's gonna be for everything to get all of this back," Lee said. The transcript records the question but does not include additional staff responses about cause or total replacement cost during this item.
The purchase was approved by unanimous roll-call vote as recorded in the meeting transcript. The agenda text specifies the vendor and the amount; the transcript does not record detailed budget line items or the contract number beyond the agenda shorthand "using source of contract." The transcript does not record any amendment to the purchase resolution.
Votes at a glance (equipment purchase): - Motion: Approve purchase of nine commercial units from Quad City Power in the amount of $163,113.33. - Mover: recorded as "So moved" (specific mover name not read into the item). Second: recorded. - Final vote (roll call): 10 yes, 0 no. Outcome: approved.
