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File #: 25-1096    Name:
Type: Report Status: Consent Item Ready
File created: 8/28/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 9/8/2025 Final action:
Title: Approval of the purchase of new equipment with Ewald Kubota, Hill Country Outdoor Power and Professional Turf Products for the Parks & Recreation Department.
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PRESENTER: Presenter

Shane Knudson, Fleet Manager

 

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SUBJECT: Title

Approval of the purchase of new equipment with Ewald Kubota, Hill Country Outdoor Power and Professional Turf Products for the Parks & Recreation Department.

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DEPARTMENT: Fleet Services

 

 

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COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City-wide

 

 

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Staff is requesting approval for the purchase of new equipment for the Parks and Recreation Department. The new equipment is to support the Zipp Family Sports Complex and was requested and approved in the FY 25 Budget.

 

The City will utilize multiple vendors: Ewald Kubota with a Sourcewell cooperative agreement, Hill Country Outdoor Power with a BuyBoard cooperative agreement, and Professional Turf Products with a BuyBoard cooperative agreement, which have been competitively vetted.  The schedule below will provide details of each purchase.

 

Department

Disposition

Vendor

Qty

Extended Price

Park Operations -

2025 Kubota Backhoe L47

 

New Asset

Ewald Kubota

Sourcewell Cooperative

1

 

 

$61,899.92

Park Operations

2025 Toro Workman HDX 2WD

 

New Asset

Professional Turf Products

Buyboard Cooperative

1

 

 

$39,969.15

Park Operations

2025 Multi Pro Turf Sprayer

New Asset

Professional Turf Products

Buyboard Cooperative

1

 

 

$31,850.36

Park Operations

2025 Toro Topdresser Attachment

New Asset

Professional Turf Products

Buyboard Cooperative

1

 

 

$10,458.29

Park Operations

2025 Toro Field Pro 6040

New Asset

Professional Turf Products

Buyboard Cooperative

2

$35,831.52-ea

 

$71,663.04

Park Operations

2025 Exmark Lazer Z 144 Inch

New Asset

Hill Country Outdoor Power

Buyboard Cooperative

1

 

 

$69,279.00

Park Operations

2025 Exmark Lazer Z 72 Inch

New Asset

Hill Country Outdoor Power

Buyboard Cooperative

2

$25,260.00-ea

 

$50,520.00

 

TOTAL

 

 

 

$335,639.76

 

 

 

ISSUE:

Staff is requesting new equipment to maintain the fiscal stability of city operations.

 

 

STRATEGIC PLAN REFERENCE:

Economic Mobility Enhanced Connectivity Community Identity

Organizational Excellence Community Well-Being N/A

 

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

The costs for the new equipment described above are incorporated into the FY 2025 Adopted Budget within the Capital Project Funds for the appropriate proiject. Therefore, sufficient funds are available to purchase the equipment.

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RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends approval of purchases of new equipment with Ewald Kubota, Hill Country Outdoor Power, and Professional Turf Products for the Parks and Recreation Department.