HomeMy WebLinkAbout1994-198-12/06/1994-COLORADO MACHINERY INC JOHN DEERE 510D BACKHOE/LOADER LIGHT AND POWER PURCHASE RESOLUTION 94-198
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING THE ACQUISITION OF A JOHN DEERE 510D
BACKHOE/LOADER FROM COLORADO MACHINERY, INC.
WHEREAS, Section 8-160(d) (1) (b) of the Code of the city of Fort Collins
authorizes the Purchasing Agent to negotiate the purchase of supplies and
services without utilizing a competitive process where the Purchasing Agent
determines that a particular material or service is required in order to
standardize or maintain standardization for the purpose of reducing financial
investment or simplifying administration; and
WHEREAS, the Purchasing Agent has determined that the acquisition of a John
Deere 510D backhoe/loader is needed to maintain standardization of Light and
Power equipment for the purpose of reducing financial investment and simplifying
administration; and
WHEREAS, the City's Light and Power Department has been renting a John
Deere 510D backhoe/loader from Colorado Machinery Inc. for the past five months
under an agreement which provides that the City's rental payments, in the amount
of Eight Thousand Seven Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($8,750) may be applied to the
purchase price of the backhoe/loader; and
WHEREAS, funds have been budgeted and approved in the Light & Power
Department budget for 1994 for the purchase of the backhoe/loader; and
WHEREAS, the City Manager has reviewed and approved the justifications for
this acquisition; and
WHEREAS, Section 8-160(d) (3) of the Code requires approval of this
purchasing method by the City Council for items costing more than Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($50,000) , prior to acquisition.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
that the acquisition from Colorado Machinery, Inc. , of a John Deere 510D
backhoe/loader at a cost not to exceed Sixty-six Thousand Four Hundred Twenty-
five Dollars ($66,425.00) is hereby approved.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Coun '1 of the City rt
Collins held this 6th day of December, A.D. 1994.
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ATTEST:
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