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5.b) Disposal of Surplus Fire Rescue Vehicle Meeting Date: 11/03/2010 Agenda Item: �� �� City Council Agenda Report � City of Scandia 14727 209`h St. North Scandia, MN 55073 (651) 433-2274 Action Requested: Approve a change to the authorized method of disposal for the old Fire Rescue Truck 5179. Deadline/ Timeline: N/A Background: • At the October 19 meeting, the City Council authorized staff to dispose of the old fire rescue truck through the use of IQBid.com. IQBid informed staff that they were no longer interested in listing the vehicle on their service due to its low value. Staff believes that we had informed them of the nature of the vehicle in advance,but unfortunately they did not make their determination until after the Council's action. • 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." • We have contacted Do-bid.com, the other on-line auction service that was recommended. They are willing to list the truck. The cost to use their service 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 selling fire trucks. The City of Grand Rapids uses them to sell squad cars. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Council approve selling the truck using Do- bid.com. Attachments/ None Materials provided: Contact(s): Prepared by: Colleen Firkus, Treasurer and Anne Hurlburt, City Administrator (fire rescue truck auction) Page 1 of 1 10/28/10