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Staff evaluated each product offered by the vendors and determined that the Quinn Company <br />(Caterpillar 302.7D) is a superior Excavator and would provide greater productivity, effectiveness <br />and efficiency. Although it is priced the highest, the Caterpillar 302.7D: <br />• Has a dozer blade with a float function (John Deere 26G and Kubota U25 do not have this <br />feature), making ground leveling and site clean-up much more effective, <br />• Has an adjustable flow control for auxiliary hydraulics (John Deere 26G and Kubota U25 <br />do not have this feature), enabling greater tool control, <br />Has an auto idle function (John Deere 26G and Kubota U25 do not have this feature), <br />enabling the machine to return to idle when not using controls, thus saving fuel, <br />• Is the quietest of the three machines, <br />• Has an attachment coupler (John Deere 26G has this feature, Kubota U25 does not) that <br />can be adjusted for wear over time, <br />• In staffs opinion, performed the smoothest in transport and operation during the <br />demonstration, <br />• Has the largest fuel tank (9.3 gallons), enabling longer period of use before refueling (John <br />Deere 26G (9 gallons) and Kubota U25 (7.4 gallons). <br />Staff considers the cost of the equipment to be fair and reasonable. <br />STRATEGIC PLAN COMPLIANCE <br />Meets 2017 Strategic Plan Element 3.3: Create and maintain an annual equipment replacement <br />plan. Provide funding for all District equipment valued over $5,000, based upon equipment life <br />expectancy and expected inflation; complete inventory and new numbering/tagging of equipment <br />assets; establish a process for ongoing updates and inventories. <br />Respectfully submitted by, <br />T. P. Hare <br />Administrator, Parks & Planning <br />Attachment <br />