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CASS COUNTY <br /> GOVERNMENT RECEIVED <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> MAR :' 2014 <br /> TO: Cass County Commission <br /> ''ASS COUNTY COMMISSION <br /> Highway FROM: Jason Benson, County Engineer <br /> Department <br /> DATE: March 24, 2014 <br /> Jason Benson,P.E. <br /> County Engineer SUBJECT: Consent agenda topic for April 7th Commission Meeting: <br /> Engineering Survey Equipment <br /> Richard S.Sieg <br /> Superintendent <br /> The 2014 budget included the purchase of engineering equipment for the <br /> Thomas B.Soucy,P.E. surveying needs for the Highway Department. RDO Integrated Controls of <br /> Design and Construction Bloomington, MN has submitted the following prices for the necessary <br /> Engineer equipment. <br /> (1) Topcon Hiper V $26,000.00 <br /> (2) Topcon Tesla $5,500.00 x 2 $11,000.00 <br /> $37,000.00 <br /> (2) Trade-In Topcon FC-2500 $500.00 x 2 $1,000.00 <br /> Final Cost $36,000.00 <br /> While this bid is over what was budgeted, this item is very specialized with <br /> only two companies that supply this equipment in the US (Topcon and <br /> Trimble). Because we have existing Topcon systems, we only sought a <br /> quote from Topcon, as a new complete Trimble system would be over <br /> $70,000. Unfortunately the quote came in higher than estimated and the <br /> trade in value of our old equipment was lower than estimated. Overall, I <br /> feel this is the best purchasing option. I am recommending that the <br /> Commission approve the purchase of this equipment from RDO Integrated <br /> Controls, Bloomington, MN. <br /> SUGGESTED MOTION: AUTHORIZE CHAIRMAN TO APPROVE <br /> PURCHASE ORDER FOR THE PURCHASE OF TOPCON HIPER V; <br /> TOPCON TESLA FOR $36,000.00 FROM RDO INTEGRATED <br /> CONTROLS. <br /> 1201 Main Avenue West <br /> West Fargo,North Dakota J:\Admin-Eng\Commission Corrsp\20I4 Commission Correspondence\Consent Memo for RDO Integrated <br /> 58078-1301 Controls.docx <br /> 701-298-2370 <br /> Fax: 701-298-2395 <br />