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r <br />► <br />Request for Council Action continued <br />Page 2 <br />July 20.2000 <br />Purchase of Sewer Vacuum Truck to Replace Sewer Jet Rodding Truck <br />designed to perform in heavy and wet material, and to pull material a long distance. PD units can <br />pull material from 0-100 feet +. It works as well in the short catch basins as in deep lift stations. <br />It can vacuum material underwater with some restrictions, as well as dry material. <br />The other type of vacuum is a centrifugal fan machine. These are designed for shorter pulls such as <br />0-50 feet. They also always require vacuuming from the top down; in other words, they cannot work <br />underwater. The City has many deep lift stations (10-40 feet +) that must be cleaned. These always <br />have water standing above the material, and the PD unit will allow removal of the material without <br />draining down the water. <br />Staff Recommendation <br />Staff recommends approval of the purchase of a Vactor Series sewer vacuum truck from MacQueen <br />Equipment for a total cost of $247,238.00 to be funded from the Sewer Fund. <br />COUNCIL ACTION REQUESTED: <br />Motion to approve the purchase of a Vactor Series sewer vacuum truck through the State of <br />Minnesota Cooperative Purchasing Program from MacQueen Equipment, Inc., St. Paul, Minnesota, <br />for a total cost of $247,238.00, to be funded from the Sewer Fund; and to approve a budget <br />adjustment to reflect the expenditure.