8.f)2) Disposal of Surplus Fire Rescue Vehicle Meeting Date: 10/19/2010
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City Council Agenda Report
City of Scandia
14727 209th St. North
Scandia, MN 55073 (651) 433-2274
Action Requested: Authorize staff to dispose of the old Fire Rescue Truck 5179 and
approve the method of disposal as required by the city's Purchasing
Policy.
Deadline/Timeline: N/A
Background: • The City replaced the fire rescue truck this year. It was determined
that it cannot be converted to another use, and should be sold to
free up storage space. Any remaining value will be returned to the
Equipment Replacement Fund.
• This truck is a red, 1990 Chevrolet Cheyenne 1-ton with bonus
cab, 4-wheel drive, dual rear wheels, 454 V8 engine with
approximately 26K miles. It has aluminum running boards, a
utility box and an oversized front bumper. It is in fair to good
condition.
• The Purchasing Policy states, "Disposal of any item valued at
$100 or more shall require authorization by the City Council. The
method of disposition shall be appropriate to the type of item and
shall be approved by the Council at the time they determine that
the item may be disposed of."
• Previously, the city has sold a vehicle by listing it on the League of
Minnesota Cities website, Craig's list and its own website. We
have learned that other cities have had success with the following
additional options:
o eBay Motors National Listing: It is free to list and $125
if final bid is over$2,000. Duration of the listing is 7 days.
The Auction-Style format cost is $2.00 to list and Final
Value fee is 9% with a $50 maximum. Listing duration is
1, 3, 5, 7 or 10 days. The City of Mound used eBay
Motors to sell both police cars &fire trucks.
o Do-bid.com: The cost is 10% of sale price between
$3,000 and $7,500, or 8% if sale price is over$7,500.
Maximum marketing costs are $100. Marketing and
auction done for 10 to 14 days. They are based in
Mountain Iron, so the city would provide the description
and pictures based on their format. They have experience
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selling fire trucks. The City of Grand Rapids uses them to
sell squad cars.
o IQBid.com: The cost is 10% of sale price. Advertising
cost is 1% of sale price. They do 10 days of advance
advertising, and then the auction is for 5 to 7 days. They
will come and take pictures and write up the description.
They have experience selling fire trucks and a local
representative in Farmington. The City of East Grand
Forks used them to auction quite a few items, including
trucks, and they were very pleased with the results; they
received more than they expected.
Recommendation: Staff recommends we sell the rescue truck with IQBid.com. They
have a local representative and will handle the entire auction process.
Also, they have experience with fire trucks and a good report was
received from the City of East Grand Forks.
Fees would be less to sell the truck on eBay, or to just list it on the city
and LMC websites. However, with the additional targeted marketing
that IQBid would provide, we would expect to recover the commission
with a higher sale price.
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Contact(s):
Prepared by: Colleen Firkus, Treasurer and
Anne Hurlburt, City Administrator
(sel]fire rescue truck)
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