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Commission Memorandum
REPORT TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: John M. Alston, Water/Sewer Operations Superintendent
Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: FY08 Backhoe Bids
MEETING DATE: October 15, 2007 Consent Agenda
BACKGROUND: After reviewing the three bids submitted on the 2008 loader/backhoe, the
2008 Caterpillar Model 430E meets or exceeds our requirements with only one exception. The
bids on the John Deere Model 410 J and the Case Model 590 Super M Series 2 had 19 and 15
exceptions respectively and were unable to meet our requirements. The following are some of
the major areas that Caterpillar met and John Deere and Case did not. These areas are extremely
important in the daily use of the equipment as well as the safety of our crews that were
considered in the bid specifications of this backhoe:
• Minimum stick lift capacity : Caterpillar – 6,100 lbs.
8 feet no less than 6,080 John Deere – 4,959 lbs.
Case – 5,750 lbs.
Stick lift capacity is important for lifting trench boxes and steel plates for temporary
roadways.
• Rear bucket rotation: Caterpillar – 205 degrees
205 degree of rotation John Deere – 190 degrees
Case – 200 degrees
This bucket rotation is important for digging under curbs and maintaining a straight back of
the ditch at deeper depths.
• Minimum stick dig force retracted: Caterpillar – 9,700 lbs.
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9,700 lbs min. stick force John Deere – 8,741 lbs
Case – 8,449 lbs.
The more force the better for digging in frozen or hard ground and asphalt.
With the number of operators within our department, and the amount of use each backhoe gets
on a daily basis, we feel the 2008 Caterpillar 430E offers the best piece of equipment based on
overall efficiency, durability and safety.
RECOMMENDATION: The Commission vote to award the bid for a 2008 Caterpillar 430E to
Tractor & Equipment in the amount of $90,871.00.
FISCAL EFFECTS: The CIP and FY08 budget allow $99,000 for this backhoe. The bid
price of $90,871.00 is $8,129.00 less than allowed.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
Respectfully submitted,
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John M Alston Water/Sewer Superintendent Chris A. Kukulski, City Manager
Attachments: none
Report compiled on 10/11/07
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