Opening of Bids - One (1) or More New Positive Displacement Hydro-Excavating Machine with Tandem Axle Cab & Chassis Spec U - Jack Doheny Companies, Inc.

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(2) 4' aluminum pipe extensions (4) spare quick clamps (2) 10' aluminum tubes All pipes to be carried on a lazy Susan type holder easily accessible from ground level. The vacuum hose will be mounted on a boom which will rotate a minimum 180 degrees and provide a full 90 degree rotation to each side of the unit. The boom shall extend and retract a minimum of 10 feet and shall be located at the front work station in its retracted position. The boom shall provide 22 feet minimum reach off the center line. The boom shall include a true telescoping suction tube which will extend and retract without affecting the steel elbow or lower debris hose vertical position. The boom shall maintain a proper seal of the telescoping suction tube. High Pressure The following is a description of the hydraulically driven Water Pump: high pressure water pump currently use by the City of South Bend. This system has proven very effective and does meet all of our requirements. Any bidder wishing to bid an alternatively driven pump may do so with a detailed explanation of that system and the benefits to be received by the City of South Bend from the use of such a system. Such an alternative system may or not be acceptable to the City. Belt type drive will not be acceptable. Water pump shall be triplex, plumber type pump or piston type pump with continuous smooth water pressure and the ability to run dry without damage. An accumulator will be provided, if necessary, for continuous smooth water pressure. The hydraulic flow to drive the water pump will be from a hydraulic oil pump by the truck engine via a heavy duty air shift power take off. The water pump shall operate with an oil to water ratio of 1 to 1. The power take off shall engage the hydraulic pump but 16