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City staff recommend purchase of three pickup trucks from Fremont Chevrolet GMC
Summary
City staff recommended awarding a low bid of $141,266 to Fremont Chevrolet GMC for one half‑ton and two three‑quarter‑ton pickups to serve building, streets and parks departments; delivery estimated 90–120 days.
Heather Kielinski, the City’s fleet and administrative coordinator, told the City Council at the April 20 study session that the city received four bids for a package of three pickup trucks and that Fremont Chevrolet GMC submitted the lowest qualified package bid of $141,266.
Kielinski said the three vehicles — a 2025 half‑ton for the building department and two 2025 three‑quarter‑ton Silverado models (one with a lift gate) for streets and parks — were included in a budget revision contingency list presented March 3. She recommended the mayor and council approve the purchase and said the expected delivery timeline is 90 to 120 days.
Why it matters
The purchases replace aging equipment and add vehicles to the fleet to support department staffing increases. Kielinski told the council that one parks truck being replaced is a 25‑year‑old Silverado with approximately 82,000 miles and emerging transmission issues and will be placed into surplus when replaced.
Details and next steps
- Bid opening: April 10; four bids received; Fremont Chevrolet GMC (Riverton) was the lowest package bidder at $141,266.
- Recommended purchases: a 2025 Chevy Silverado 1500 for the building department ($42,007.15) and two 2025 Chevy Silverado 2500s (one with lift gate) for parks and streets ($98,551 total).
- Delivery estimate: 90–120 days (projected around August–September).
No formal council vote was recorded at the study session. Kielinski framed the item as a staff recommendation for council approval; a formal purchase approval was not captured in the transcript of the meeting.
Provenance
The discussion begins when the mayor introduced the item on the agenda and ends after Kielinski’s recommendation and follow‑up questions from councilors about fleet age and procurement timing.
