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Finance Committee forwards plan to purchase two plow trucks after Freightliner wins low bid
Summary
The Finance Committee voted to forward a staff recommendation to the full council to purchase two fully outfitted plow trucks from Freightliner of Maine after Freightliner emerged as the low bidder; committee members pressed staff on tariffs, model years and delivery timing.
The Finance Committee voted to forward to the full council a staff recommendation to buy two fully outfitted tandem-axle plow trucks from Freightliner of Maine, after staff said Freightliner was the overall low bidder once other vendors added a $7,000-per-truck tariff.
Stephanie Kimbo, the staff presenter, said the city’s RFP requested pricing for two configurations (a dump side body and a hook-lift body). Three vendors submitted bids with multiple configuration options; Public Works…
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