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County Administrator's Report 8. 23.
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| BCC Regular Meeting |
Budget & Finance Consent |
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| RECOMMENDATION: |
Recommendation Concerning the Purchase of Equipment for the Public Works Department - Wes Moreno, Public Works Department Director
That the Board approve the use of funds ($713,000) realized from truck and equipment auctions to purchase new equipment for use in the maintenance of the County’s rights-of-way, holding ponds, recycling operations, and Emergency fleet. |
| BACKGROUND: |
Public Works participated in two truck and equipment auctions in which equipment/trucks were auctioned off that were aged, inoperable, or that had a high maintenance cost. The Department realized $713,000 in proceeds between the two auctions. Public Works plans to utilize these funds to purchase the following equipment:
- Vermeer Trommel Screener, $330,655.00, to replace the 2010 Vermeer Trommel Screener used daily;
- Two PC78 MR Excavators, $234,600.00, to replace inoperable 2008 Excavators used daily;
- T66 Bobcat Track Loader with Cutter Head, $61,697.26, to replace an inoperable 2002 Abbi Slope Mower for mowing holding ponds;
- Two Scag Zero Turn Mowers, $23,230.40, to replace two inoperable 2011 Scag Zero Turn Mowers used daily;
- Four Flail Mower Attachments, $47,951.24, for existing mini excavators to aid in mowing slopes and ponds;
- A/C Freon Recovery Machine, $3,466.34, to replace our inoperable 2002 Freon Recovery Machine; and
- Cummins Insight and Navistar Diagnostic Suite $9,000.00 is needed for repair of our current Fire, EMS and other equipment.
Total $710,600.24 |
| BUDGETARY IMPACT: |
| Funds are available in Fund 175, Transportation Trust, Cost Center 310000, Object Code 364002 in the amount of $713,090 to be transferred from Revenue (auction funds) to Fund 175, Transportation Trust, Cost Center 260102, Object Code 56401. |
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| PERSONNEL: |
| No addtional personnel are needed to execute this Agreement. |
| POLICY/REQUIREMENT FOR BOARD ACTION: |
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| IMPLEMENTATION/COORDINATION: |
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