HomeMy WebLinkAboutK. MUSTANG TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT - REPAIRS TO EQUIPMENT #1615CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS
MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATIONS
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4/28/09 No. Recommendation to approve payment of $5,033.17 to 1 of 1
Mustang Tractor and Equipment for repairs to Landfill
Compactor # 1615
RECOMMENDATION:
Equipment Services Division recommends that the City Council approve payment of $5,033.17
to Mustang Tractor & Equipment for repairs to equipment #1615, a 2003 Caterpillar model 826G
Compactor. The repair cost will be expensed to the fiscal yeaz 2009 Public Works-Landfill
Division Motor Vehicle Maintenance account # 403-1274-533.43-00.
BACKGROUND:
The landfill contacted the garage and informed the Shop Foreman that the unit would not shift
gears and was taken out of service immediately. Upon inspection, it was deternuned that the unit
had electrical problems associated with the transmission. The Caterpillar dealer performed their
inspection and found open circuits. (This procurement is exempt from the bid process under Texas Local
Government Code Section 252.022, General Exemptions (7A), a procurement ojitems that are availableJrom
only one source, including items that are available jrom one source because of patents, copyrights, secret
processes, or natural monopolies.)
Mustang Tractor and Equipment of Beaumont, Texas .......................$5,033.17
BUDGET/FISCAL EFFECT:
The repair cost will be expensed to the fiscal yeaz 2009 Public Works-Landfill Division account
#403-1274-533.43-00.
STAFF/EMPLOYEE EFFECT:
None
SUMMA Y:
We reco rl4end that the City of Port Arthur approve payment of $5,033.17 to Mustang Tractor &
Equip e t' of Be ont, Texas for repairs to Unit #1615, a Caterpillaz Landfill Trash
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Director of Finance/ACM Director of Public Works
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