Finance Committee Page 9
November 2, 2016
a six-ton state-of-the-art paver. | am sure when we got the 1999 paver that it was state-of-the-art but are we
getting additional...does it have bells and whistles that we don’t need or is this a comparable vehicle for what it
is that we need it to do? | think it’s great that it’s got automatic track adjusters and it’s got four LED work lights
and multiple propane burners for the main screen and extensions and it can be operated from either side but is
this comparable to what we currently have? What other vehicles were considered before we decided that the
LeeBoy 7000C was the one that we would go forward with trying to replace.
Mayor Donchess
| can answer that in a general way only which is that this is a better paver than the other one. | think the
technology is advanced. If you would like to hear from Mr. Ibarra or from public works directly about the
features of this that led to their recommendation that we buy this particular paver we can arrange that. | don’t
think this is a time sensitive item, is it?
Mr. Kooken
It’s actually in stock at the supplier but they doubt they are going to use it before spring.
Mayor Donchess
So we will pick up the mill and fill in the spring. Are you saying that you would like them to come in to discuss
the specific features of this paver?
Alderman Cookson
No, | am not interested in the particular features of the paver, | am interested in the decision making process
for them to identify this LeeBoy 7000C as the vehicle that they chose. What other vehicles did they look at and
why was it this one that they selected.
Mayor Donchess
Would you like for them to come in and discuss that? | am fine with that. Would you like a memo or what
would be your preference?
Alderman Cookson
Would this have been discussed in the Board of Public Works?
Mayor Donchess
Yes but other than this is a good paver and we need it to continue with the mill and fill process and that they
looked at this in detail, | don’t think it went beyond that at the Board of Public Works.
Alderman Cookson
And this isn’t something that we would go out and do a multi-bid; we’ve got a sole source? Ambrose is the
only provider?
Mayor Donchess
It did not go out to bid.
Alderman Cookson
Why not?
