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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />FEBRUARY 7, 2017 <br />TITLE: <br />CONTRACT AWARD TO LOS ANGELES <br />TRUCK CENTERS, LLC, FOR TWO <br />COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS DUMP <br />TRUCKS (SPEC. NO. 16 -139) <br />{STRATEGIC PLAN NO. 6,2) <br />CH MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />❑ As Recommended <br />❑ As Amended <br />❑ Ordinance on 1®t Reading <br />❑ Ordinance on 2 "d Reading <br />❑ Implementing Resolution <br />❑ Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Authorize a one -time purchase and payment of purchase order to Los Angeles Truck Centers, <br />LLC, for the purchase of two, tandem axle, compressed natural gas dump trucks, in the amount <br />of $360,050 plus a five percent contingency of $18,000, for a total amount not to exceed <br />$378,050, subject to nonsubstantive changes approved by the City Manager and City Attorney. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Finance and Management Services Agency, Facilities, Fleet Maintenance and Central <br />Stores Division is responsible for the acquisition, maintenance, repair, and replacement of <br />vehicles, trucks, and maintenance equipment. The City's Vehicle Replacement Policy provides <br />guidelines and criteria for determining when vehicles need replacement. This criteria includes <br />vehicle age, mileage, maintenance costs, and safety history. As a result of reviewing the City's <br />replacement criteria, two dump trucks purchased in 2002 and assigned to the Public Works <br />Agency have been identified for replacement. <br />The purchase of these two Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) fueled dump trucks continues the <br />effort by Fleet staff to purchase alternative fuel vehicles to create an environmentally responsible <br />City Fleet. Over the course of the past three years, the City has purchased 6 CNG vehicles, 11 <br />Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG or Propane) vehicles, 4 electric utility vehicles, and constructed <br />an LPG fueling station at the Corporate Yard. Staff routinely evaluates all new vehicle purchases <br />to determine the feasibility of using alternative fuels while also complying with Air Quality <br />Management District (AQMD) standards for large maintenance vehicles. For large maintenance <br />vehicles such as these dump trucks, the City is required by AQMD to purchase non - diesel <br />engines. These two dump trucks will be used by the Public Works Agency maintenance staff for <br />the water and sewer programs. <br />22A -1 <br />