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REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />OCTOBER 16, 2006 <br />TITLE: <br />CONTRACT AWARD FOR <br />AIRLESS PAINT SPRAYERS <br />(SPEC. NO. 06-143) <br />APPROVED <br />^ As Recommended <br />^ As Amended <br />^ Ordinance on 1s' Reading <br />^ Ordinance on 2ntl Reading <br />^ Implementing Resolution <br />^ Set Public Hearing For <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CONTINUED TO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Award a contract to Vista Paint Corporation for the purchase of seven <br />airless paint sprayers in the amount of $21,119. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Fleet Maintenance Division's annual Equipment Replacement Program is <br />included in the City's annual budget and identifies equipment scheduled for <br />replacement. Funding is monitored through a depreciation schedule <br />established with each department. <br />The Public Works Agency's Maintenance Division operates a graffiti removal <br />program seven days a week. Abatement crews perform their work with special <br />equipment and paints for the City's graffiti removal program. Annually, <br />the City crews remove approximately 2.5 million square feet of graffiti. <br />Due to age and condition, seven 1999 Hero airless paint sprayers have been <br />approved for replacement in the current fiscal year. <br />The notice inviting bids was advertised on September 15 and 18, 2006, and <br />bids were solicited. A summary of the bid invitations and bids received is <br />as follows: <br />6 Invitations For Bid mailed <br />2 Invitations for Bid mailed to Santa Ana vendors <br />3 Bids received <br />1 Bid received from a Santa Ana vendor <br />Bids were received, opened on September 27, 2006, and evaluated (Exhibit <br />1) The bid from Vista Paint Corporation is responsive to the <br />specifications and meets the City's requirements. <br />220-1 <br />