HomeMy WebLinkAboutH. MUSTANG TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT - REPAIR LANDFILL DOZER #1336CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
MAYOR and CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
DATE .REFERENCE SUB.iECT: Repairs to Landfill Dozer #1336 PAGE
NUMBER
2/18/09 403-1274- 1
533.43-00
RECOMMENDATION
We recommend that the City Council authorize repairs in the amount of $8,436 by Mustang Tractor and
Equipment of Beaumont, Texas for repairs to the landfill D6R bulldozer, unit # 1336.
Unit #1336 is a 1999 Caterpiller D6R bulldozer originally purchased for $175,775. Repairs to this unit
over its life have cost $313,982.30. This unit is used at the landfill for spreading cover material on a daily basis.
The bulldozer has damage to the right side final drive hub which causes the sprocket to loosen and detach. The
hub needs to be replaced along with the final drive seal and sprocket segments.
Mustang Tractor & Equipment of Beaumont, Texas is the local Caterpiller dealer and maintenance shop.
They can perform the hub replacement along with the final drive seal and sprocket segments for a chazge of .
$8,436. -
BUDGETARY/FISCAL EFFECT "
Account no. 403-1274-533.43-00 will be chazged $8,436.
EMPLOYEE/STAFF EFFECT
None
SUMMARY
We recommend that the City Council authorize repairs, in the amount of $8,436 by Mustang Tractor and
Equipment of Beaumont, Texas for repairs to unit #1336.- '
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Ross E: Blackketter, P.E. Rebecca Underhill
Director of Public Works Assistant City Manager/Administration
Shawna Tubbs
Purchasing Manager