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McAlester council approves Purple Wave surplus platform, vehicle warranties and awards $950,954.72 water booster contract
Summary
Council authorized the mayor to sign a no‑cost agreement with Purple Wave for surplus auctions, approved extended warranties for a 2025 truck, and awarded a DWSRF-funded Southside Booster Pump Station contract to S20 Construction LLC at $950,954.72; all motions carried by voice vote.
The McAlester City Council approved three procurement items during its meeting: authorization of a Purple Wave agreement for online surplus sales, purchase of extended warranties for a 2025 chassis and factory‑installed equipment, and a notice of award and contract to S20 Construction LLC for the Southside Booster Pump Station (DWSRF project 13a) at $950,954.72.
On the Purple Wave item, staff described the platform as an additional online avenue for advertising and selling surplus equipment and vehicles at no cost to the city. The motion to authorize the mayor to sign the contract carried unanimously by voice vote.
Regarding extended warranties, staff (Lucky) explained there are two warranty components — one covering the chassis/drive train and another covering the factory‑installed back‑end equipment — that would extend an existing two‑year factory warranty by three additional years (for a total of five years of coverage on many components). Lucky outlined examples of coverage and potential replacement costs for electronics, saying some LCD screens can cost about $4,500 apiece and towing can be up to $1,100 per incident without coverage. The council approved the purchase; the agenda indicated the budgeted amount was $22,003.22 while the listed warranty total on the agenda was about $12,007.48.
On the Southside Booster project, the city's presenter summarized the bidding process: three contractors received plans, two submitted bids, and S20 Construction LLC submitted the lowest bid at $950,954.72 — below the city's estimate of about $1.276 million. The presenter said he contacted the contractor to verify the bid, which the contractor confirmed. Council approved the notice of award and contract; staff said contractor warranty terms would conform to city standards (two years required) and details would be confirmed in contract documents.
All three motions were recorded as carrying by voice vote; the roll call recorded affirmative responses from Councilor Gilmore, Councilor Stone, Councilor Woodley, Councilor Roden, Councilor Boatwright and the vice mayor.
