TO: Mayor and Commission AGENDA DATE: 3/3/2025
FROM: City Manager AGENDA ITEM: 7 - E
SUBJECT:
Title
Request for approval of Resolution No. 2025-37, Menzi USA Sales, purchase of a replacement Menzi Muck (walking excavator) M425X in the amount of $549,227.74. Menzi USA Sales in Lakeland, Florida is the sole source authorized distributor for the Menzi Muck Walking Excavator for sales, parts and service.
Body
LOCATION:
Utilized Citywide
COST:
$549,227.74
SOURCE OF FUNDS:
General Fund GL 501-640500
ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT:
Public Works
POTENTIAL MOTION:
Recommendation
“I move to approve Resolution 2035-37.”
END
BACKGROUND:
Background
In April 2021, the prior Menzi Muck was taken out of service due to an accident that left the equipment unrepairable. The Stormwater Division had budgeted for a replacement Menzi Muck, however leadership at that time believed that contract ditch & canal maintenance was the most cost effective means for maintenance. In mid 2024, the City Commission authorized the purchase of a replacement Menzi Muck from General Fund. It was estimated cost of the Menzi Muck was $600,000 and the quote received for the purchase is approximately $50,000 less than anticipated.
The City of Deltona has miles of open ditches and canals that need routine maintenance mowing and dredging to ensure positive stormwater conveyance. There are over 50 locations that require maintenance up to 4 times a year. A Menzi Muck walking excavator is an ingenious high-tech piece of equipment with a patented excavator arm which allows special applications & capabilities. This equipment can adapt to any terrain, with ease of mobility and stability provided the user maximum safety.
End