5.b) Disposal of Surplus Fire Rescue Vehicle Meeting Date: 11/03/2010
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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.
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Prepared by: Colleen Firkus, Treasurer and
Anne Hurlburt, City Administrator
(fire rescue truck auction)
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