ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT
MEETING DATE: April 8, 2026 AGENDA CATEGORY: Consent - Resolutions TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
FROM: Randy McKeegan, Finance Director
DATE: March 26, 2026
SUBJECT: Dispense with bidding for the purchase of an EV Bobcat compact track loader for the Solid Waste Division.
Resolution determining that an Electric Vehicle (EV) Bobcat compact track loader can most efficiently be obtained through cooperative procurement bidding procedures from Bobcat and authorizing the Finance Director to dispense with bidding for the purchase of one unit in the amount of $114,860 for the Solid Waste Division within the Public Works Department.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommend adoption of the resolution and approval of the purchase.
BACKGROUND:
This purchase of one (1) EV Bobcat compact track loader the Solid Waste Division within the Public Works Department will replace a unit that is more than 17 years old and past its useful life. Fleet staff have determined that the unit meets the criteria for replacement and recommend replacing the existing units with new units, providing improved performance and efficiency.
The City municipal code section 3.20.060(D)(6) allows the City to dispense with bidding when it is determined that the equipment is no t available from local vendors and that it is in the best interests of the City, and to the City’s economic advantage that such equipment be obtained at the lowest possible cost by entering into a cooperative procurement contract that was competitively bid within the last thirty- six months or is one that is still active and valid.
Bobcat has entered into a competitive procurement contract with Sourcewell to offer discount pricing for their equipment. Staff recommend adoption of the Resolution to dispense with bidding for the purchase of one (1 EV Bobcat compact track loader from Bobcat in the amount of $114,860 for the Solid Waste Division within the Public Works Department.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Sufficient funds have been budgeted for this purchase.
COUNCIL GOAL:
Innovative and Efficient City Government
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Resolution
2. Quote