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TOWN OF BOSTON – RESOLUTION NO. 2026 - 13 AUTHORIZING PROCUREMENT OF 2027 FREIGHTLINER 114SD WITH SNOWPLOW AND DUMP PACKAGE FOR HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT USE WHEREAS, the Town of Boston Highway Superintendent has identified a need for a truck equipped with a snowplow and dump body to replace obsolete Highway Department equipment; and WHEREAS, the Highway Superintendent has identified a 2027 model year Freightliner 114SD plus cab and chassis that the Town can procure from Freightliner & Western Star of Batavia under Sourcewell Contract #032824-DAI for the amount of $207,782.00; and WHEREAS, the truck can be fitted with an Everest Snow Plow Package, Stainless Steel Side Dump Body, and all relevant hitches, fittings, and transmission PTO adjustments from Valley Fab & Equipment under Sourcewell Contract #062222-AGI-1 for the amount of $152,120.00; and WHEREAS, the total delivered price for the truck and equipment after applicable contract discounts have been applied is $359,902; and WHEREAS, $258,000 is available in the 2026 budget line DB0-5130-0200 Machinery- Equipment and the remaining $101,902 can be pulled out of the Highway Equipment Reserve currently valued around $330,000; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Town Board of the Town of Boston hereby authorizes the procurement from Freightliner & Western Star of Batavia, of a 2027 Freightliner 114SD truck cab and chassis plus procurement of the snow plow and dump body attachments from Valley Fab & Equipment for a total price not to exceed $359,902; and IT IS FURTHER RESOLVED, that $101,902 can be transferred out of the equipment reserve to the Highway Equipment 2026 budget line to satisfy the remainder of this purchase. THIS RESOLUTION IS SUBJECT TO A PERMISSIVE REFERENDUM PURSUANT TO GENERAL MUNICIPAL LAW SECTION 6-C REGARDING EXPENDITURES FROM RESERVE FUNDS.