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City of Nashua, Public Works Division
Board of Public Works Meeting Date: December 14, 2017
Nick Caggiano, Superintendent
Parks and Recreation Department
Purchase of two Ford F350 4x4 trucks with V plows.
To approve the purchase of two 2018 Ford F350 4x4 service body replacement
trucks with V plows from MHQ (Municipal Headquarters) of Marlborough, MA
for the price of $98,038.08 pursuant to the Plymouth County Contract. Funding
will be through Department: 177 Parks and Recreation; Fund: Trust; Activity:
CERF.
Quote from MHQ
This scheduled purchase will replace units #538 a, 2009 Ford pickup truck, and
#539 a 2009 Ford pickup truck. These vehicles currently have 59,900 and 61,873
miles on them. They are showing corrosion to the floor, frame and brake lines.
These replacement units will be used by maintenance crews in the summer and by
snow crews in the winter caring for the inner city snow routes and schools.
This request is consistent with the City Capital Equipment Reserve Fund (CERF)
detailed schedule. The planned CERF purchase for these vehicles for FY 17 was
deferred until FY 18. The Ford F 350 comes with a 3 year 36,000 mile warranty.
The V plow set up will allow us to do a better job plowing in intercity routes and
the dead ends by being able to shelf up the snow. The Superintendent and Fleet
Manager both recommend this purchase.
