Battery charger and batteries for the audio microphones will be purchased from local sources. Mayor Pro Tem Davis presented the following information. Ten vendors responded with forty-one bids and five alternate bids. Volvo of Ft. Staff will study the tasks performed by this truck, rewrite the specifications and rebid it at a later date.
Staff recommends adopting Resolution No.
97-189 awarding the bids for ten replacement vehicles to Metro Ford Truck Sales, Classic Chevrolet, Volvo Trucks of Ft. Councilman Grubbs asked about the cost benefits of Compressed Natural Gas trucks opposed to the conventional fuel trucks. Mr. Moore stated the City would benefit by running clean fuel trucks at a lower cost per gallon. Councilman Grubbs asked where the Compressed Natural Gas would be purchased. Mr. Moore replied at the Quick Fill on Josey Lane and LBJ Freeway.