Council action is requested to issue a purchase order to PTG Premier Truck Group, in the amount of $117,288.00, for a MT-106 Diesel Truck with Knapheide service body for the Sewer Maintenance Division of the Municipal Services Department.

Council approval to issue a purchase order.

This truck is being requested as a new fleet addition to the Municipal Services Collection Systems Division. It is for use by the new 4-person sanitary construction crew that was approved in this year's budget. This truck purchase was also approved in the budget at $120,000.

The PTG Premier Truck Group is the dealer the diesel truck is being purchased through includes a Freightliner chassis and Knapheide service body. This truck will have a life cycle of 12-15 years of service.

The purchase order, if approved, will be issued against the Mid-America Council of Public Procurement (MACPP) Cooperative Contract #74-2-3. The cooperative purchasing provisions of paragraph 5 of the Independence City Code allows for the purchase of items competitively bid by other governmental entities.

Approval of this item authorizes issuance of change orders up to a total of ten (10) percent of the original authorized amount, so long as appropriations are available.

The fiscal impact to the City is $117,288.00. Funding for the diesel truck is included in the fiscal year 2022-23 adopted budget, page 137, project string E (392107-S--) 7 Year Transportation Equipment, account number E (5230-5404).