The Public Works Department of the city relies on a good
deal of heavy equipment to get their jobs done.
We think of plow trucks and perhaps a grader in defining that
equipment. There are other types of
equipment owned and used by the city. In addition we
have a loader, backhoe, dozer and a skid steer among other things. Periodically this equipment needs to be
replaced.
The city had a 2003 Cat 247 Skid Steer that had exceeded its
time for replacement. It was felt this
could be traded in for a replacement model.
A price was received on the state bids for the replacement and the
dealer had given us a trade in value of the old machine. It was felt we could do better by advertising
the unit for sale ourselves. The unit
was placed on Craig’s List for sealed bids.
The city received 4 bids on the sale of this skid steer which all
exceeded the trade in value. The winning
bid was $2,650 higher than the trade in quote providing for a private
sale.
The replacement Skid Steer, a Cat 257D was approved for
purchase. The purchase price under the
state bid was $53,177. This cost was offset
by the sale of the 2003 Cat 247 Skid Steer making the net cost $34,527. Funds for the purchase were budgeted for in 2016
with resources coming from the sewer and general funds.
