Water Fund Attachment 5313 — File 192814

April 6, 2012 Honorable Board of Aldermen Somerville City Hall 93 Highland Avenue Somerville, MA 02143 Dear Honorable Board of Aldermen: I am requesting an appropriation of $287,000 from the Water Enterprise Fund Retained Earnings for the purchase of equipment and vehicles. The Water Department is seeking to purchase the following necessary equipment and vehicles, many of which are far beyond their useful life cycle: Vehicle Year Make Model Description Recommendation Estimated Cost W-4 2005 Chevy 3500 Compressor Truck Replace tired truck for Ford F-550 Platform Body 55,000.00 W-11 1998 Chevy 3500HD Enclosed Utility Replace 14 year old truck with Ford F-350 DRW Enclosed Utility 59,000.00 820 2010 GMC Canyon 4X4 Pickup Reasign truck 820 to Rich L…… Engineering office. E-20? ADD 2012 FORD F-250 4X4 Pickup Reasign current and Replace w/ full size 4x4 Pick up w/ plow 48,000.00 ADD 2012 FORD F-550 2-4 YD Dump ADD Truck to fleet….. Medium Size F-550 Dump Truck w/ plow 59,000.00 ADD 2012 FORD F-250 4X4 Pickup ADD Truck to fleet for added employees F-250 Pickup Truck w/ plow 48,000.00 ADD 2012 Trailer UTIL Gate Turner / Vac Unit Trailer Mount gate turning & Vac equipment 18,000.00 Total Estimated Cost…… 287,000.00 Respectfully Submitted, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone