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Resolution to authorize the purchase of one new SkyTrak 10054 telehandler from Ideal Crane Rental, Inc. for a total sum of $166,200.
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WHEREAS, the Department of Public Works is in need of replacing a 33-year- old telehandler #315, which has exceeded its service life, with a new, more efficient and functional telehandler; and,
WHEREAS, the department has reviewed and evaluated several telehandler forklift models where multiple proposals have been received; and,
WHEREAS, it was determined that the SkyTrak model 10054 provided the best operator visibility, functionality, and mobility along with being the only model which has a Cummins engine - an engine which we currently support with our training and investments in repair software; and,
WHEREAS, the 2025 approved budget includes $225,000 for the purchase of a new telehandler; and,
WHEREAS, the Fleet Services Division of the Department of Public Works has determined that this proposal meets all desired specifications, and that the proposal received is reasonable; and,
WHEREAS, the Common Council deems it to be in the best interest of the City of West Allis that the proposal of Ideal Crane Rental, Inc. be accepted.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of West Allis that the proposal dated May 23, 2025 by Ideal Crane Rental, Inc. for furnishing and delivering one new SkyTrak 10054 telehandler for a total sum of $166,200 be and is hereby accepted. Funding for this purchase has been budgeted and is available in the 2025 Capital Improvement Program budget in the amount of $166,200. The purchase will be charged to Account Number 352-4501-533.70-03.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Finance Department be and is hereby authorized to enter into a contract for the aforesaid equipment.
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Adopt