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City °JArts &Innovation City Council Memorandum IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FROM: GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT DATE: OCTOBER 5, 2021 WARDS: ALL SUBJECT: PURCHASE AND UPFITTING OF ONE FORD F-750 HEAVY-DUTY UTILITY CHASSIS FOR THE PUBLIC WORKS TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAINTENANCE DIVISION FROM PB LOADER CORPORATION OF FRESNO, CALIFORNIA, IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF $119,763.21. ISSUE: Approve the purchase and upfitting of one Ford F-750 heavy-duty utility chassis for the Public Works Traffic Signal Maintenance Division from PB Loader Corporation of Fresno, California, in the total amount of $119,763.21. RECOMMENDATIONS: That the City Council approve the purchase and upfitting of one Ford F-750 heavy-duty utility chassis for the Public Works Traffic Signal Maintenance Division from PB Loader Corporation of Fresno, California, in the total amount of $119,763.21. BACKGROUND: The Public Works Traffic Signal Maintenance Division is responsible for maintaining over 450 lighted traffic devices throughout the City of Riverside (City). With a crew of only five technicians, it is crucial that the vehicles they use are readily available and are safe and reliable in order to accomplish their operational responsibilities. When a vehicle is out of service for a long period of time it has a direct negative impact on crew response times, but also increases expenditures when third -party truck rentals are required. To ensure operating efficiency, employee productivity, and continued public safety, vehicles that have reached the end of their economic and useful life span should be replaced. DISCUSSION: The General Services Fleet Division evaluates all vehicle replacement criteria to ensure the efficient management and replacement of vehicles. The new vehicle would replace existing unit E247 which has experienced extended periods of down time for repairs, has exceeded the expected service life, and has accumulated excessive life to date maintenance costs.