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Date: April 1, 2021
To: Jim Donchess, Mayor
From: Camille Pattison, Transit Administrator
Re: Finance Committee — Purchase of 1 Transit Utility Truck
The Transportation Department needs to replace the existing model year 2009 Chevy 3500 KS
utility truck. This vehicle is essential to the Transportation Department’s daily operations
including:
Plowing;
Landscaping;
Junk Removal;
Transporting staff while dropping off buses for maintenance and repairs;
Service calls for maintenance issues with the fleet;
Transportation to and from shelters for snow clearing, graffiti removal and general
maintenance;
Purchasing parts and supplies; and
e Transporting generators, power washers and other equipment between facilities.
The utility truck is included for replacement in the Nashua Transit System Transit Asset
Management Plan.
Nashua Transit System has negotiated a competitive price with MHQ, 401 Elm Street,
Marlborough, MA to provide (1) new and unused, model year 2021 Ford 350 XL truck. MHQ is a
responsive and responsible bidder. The vehicle will include a snowplow, sander, trailer hitch and
mounted lights.
The total cost of the replacement vehicle is $79,783.52, with 20% of funds coming from the CERF,
in the amount of $15,956.70, and 80% of funds from the Federal Transit Administration in the
amount of $63,826.82
