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Public Works Agency <br />www.santa-ana.org/pw <br />Item # 20 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />December 20, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Purchase of Three Hyundai Forklifts for Public Works Agency Central Stores <br />AGENDA TITLE <br />Award a Purchase Order to Select Equipment Sales in the Amount of $145,953 for <br />Three Hyundai Hydraulic Forklifts for Public Works Agency Store & Property Control <br />(Specification No. 22-158) (General Fund) <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Authorize a one-time purchase and payment of purchase order to Select Equipment <br />Sales for the purchase of three Hyundai Hydraulic Forklifts, in the amount of $135,953, <br />plus a contingency of $10,000, for a total amount not to exceed $145,953, subject to <br />non-substantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Public Works Agency’s Fleet Services Division is responsible for the acquisition, <br />maintenance, repair, and replacement of vehicles and maintenance equipment. The <br />Public Works Agency Stores & Property Control (Central Stores) is responsible for <br />procurement, shipping, receiving, and warehousing of equipment and supplies for <br />internal City customers. <br />Central Stores is in need of three new forklifts to replace aging equipment that have <br />exceeded their useful life according to the Fleet Services Division’s recommended <br />Equipment Lifecycle Guidelines. Replacing the forklifts with more reliable and efficient <br />models is essential to ensure that Central Stores can continue to meet the needs of its <br />internal City customers. <br />Santa Ana Ordinance No. NS-2312 authorizes the City to utilize purchase contracts for <br />any public agency utilizing a competitive bid process. Sourcewell (formerly National <br />Joint Powers Alliance) awarded a contract to Select Equipment Sales, a Santa Ana <br />vendor, (Contract No. 091520-HCE) for procurement of equipment as a result of open <br />competitive bidding on behalf of its members, which includes government agencies. <br />Utilizing the contract awarded to Select Equipment Sales for the purchase of the three <br />forklifts is in accordance with the City’s existing Purchasing Guidelines.