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REQUEST FOR
COUNCIL ACTION
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE:
CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY:
MARCH 6, 2006
TITLE:
CONTRACT AWARD FOR
TREE SPRAYER
(SPEC. NO.06-034)
APPROVED
o As Recommended
o As Amended
o Ordinance on 151 Reading
o Ordinance on 2nd Reading
o Implementing Resolution
o Set Public Hearing For
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CONTINUED TO
FILE NUMBER
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Award a contract to Target Specialty Products for the purchase of a tree
sprayer In the amount of $45,039.33.
DISCUSSION
The Public Works Agency's Tree Maintenance Division is responsible for
maintaining approximately 55,500 trees. The division trims an average of
13,000 trees and removes 150 trees annually. Additionally, the division has
established a practice of spraying approximately 9,000 trees annually to
control aphid infestation. Due to age and condition, a 1989 mist sprayer
has been approved for replacement in the current fiscal year.
The Public Works Agency contacted several major mist sprayer suppliers and
confirmed this type is no longer produced by American manufacturers. Unico
Spray Products Corporation is the only remaining manufacturer of sprayers
that meet the specifications established by the Public Works Agency. Target
Specialty Products is the sole distributor of Unico Spray Products
Corporation on the West Coast.
FISCAL IMPACT
Funds are available in the Equipment Replacement Machinery & Equipment
account (account no. 76-145-6641)
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~ranci~co G~tierrez
, Executlve Dlrector
Finance and Management Services Agency
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