City Spends $425,688 On Bi-Fuel Vehicles

Tuesday night the Manhattan City Commission Award bids and approve contracts for the purchase of fourteen (14) Bi-Fuel vehicles and one
street sweeper in the amount of $425,688.00.

The City has been paying from $3,000 to $5,000 extra for vehicles that can run on gas or compressed natrial gas. Here is a list of the vehicles.

1. 2001 Full-Size Half-Ton Pickup/Bi-Fuel for the Code Division/Department of Fire Services in the amount of $21,474.00 to Olathe Ford, of
Olathe, Kansas (Capital Improvements Program # F101-1042E):

2. 2001 Sedan/Police Package for Fire Administration/Department of Fire Services in the amount of $19,000.00 to Jon Murdock Auto Mall, of
Manhattan, Kansas (Capital Improvements Program # F101-0091E);

3. 2001 Full-Size Half-Ton Pickup/Bi-Fuel for the Recreation Division/Department of Parks & Recreation in the amount of $20,974.00 to Olathe
Ford, of Olathe, Kansas (Capital Improvements Program # PR01-0210E);

4. 2001 Full-Size Half-Ton Pickup/Bi-Fuel for the Zoo Division/Department of Parks and Recreation in the amount of $19,974.00 to Olathe
Ford, of Olathe, Kansas (Capital Improvements Program # PR01-0216E);

5. 2001 Single-Axle Five Yard Dump Truck for the Street Division/Department of Public Works in the amount of $45,941.00 to Dick Edwards
Ford-Lincoln-Mercury, Inc., of Manhattan, Kansas (Capital Improvements Program # PW01-0378E);

6. 2001 Single-Axle Five Yard Dump Truck for the Street Division/Department of Public Works in the amount of $45,641.00 to Dick Edwards
Ford-Lincoln-Mercury, Inc., of Manhattan, Kansas (Capital Improvements Program # PW01-0379E);

7. 2001 One-Ton Truck ~ Cab & Chassis for the Street Division/Department of Public Works in the amount of $21,297.00 to Olathe Ford, of
Olathe, Kansas (Capital Improvements Program # PW01-0381E);

8. 2001 One-Ton Truck ~ Cab & Chassis for the Street Division/Department of Public Works in the amount of $20,952.00 to Olathe Ford, of
Olathe, Kansas (Capital Improvements Program # PW01-0789E);

9. 2001 Full-Size Half-Ton Pickup/Bi-Fuel for the Engineering Division/Department of Public Works in the amount of $21,474.00 to Olathe
Ford, of Olathe, Kansas (Capital Improvements Program # PW01-1147E);

10. 2001 Full-Size Half-Ton Pickup/Bi-Fuel for the Engineering Division/Department of Public Works in the amount of $21,474.00 to Olathe
Ford, of Olathe, Kansas (Capital Improvements Program # PW01-0900E);

11. 2001 Full-Size 3/4-Ton Pickup for the Street Division/Department of Public Works in the amount of $17,356.00 to Dick Edwards
Ford-Lincoln-Mercury, Inc., of Manhattan, Kansas (Capital Improvements Program # PW01-0441E);

12. 2001 Mechanical Street Sweeper for the Street Division/Department of Public Works in the amount of $84,231.00 to Sellers Tractor Co., of
Salina, Kansas (Capital Improvements Program # PW01-0383E);

13. 2001 Full-Size Half-Ton Pickup/Bi-Fuel for the Wastewater Treatment Division/Department of Utilities in the amount of $21,474.00 to
Olathe Ford, of Olathe, Kansas (Capital Improvements Program # UT01-0859E);

14. 2001 Full-Size Half-Ton Pickup/Bi-Fuel for the Wastewater Treatment Division/Department of Utilities in the amount of $21,474.00 to
Olathe Ford, of Olathe, Kansas (Capital Improvements Program # UT01-0860E); and

15. 2001 One-Ton Truck ~ Cab & Chassis for the Water Distribution/Department of Utilities in the amount of $22,952.00 to Olathe Ford, of
Olathe, Kansas (Capital Improvements Program # UT01-1074E).