Title
Consideration of and action on purchasing a 45-foot walking floor trailer via Buyboard Contract #686-22 for the Sanitation Department.
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Summary:
The walking floor trailer is completely rusted out and the bottom is failing. The quoted cost to repair it is $75,000, and the quoted cost to replace it (unit 715) is $116,172. Unit 715 is a 2019 model, and the constant deterioration of the floor shortens the useful life for this type of equipment. The combination of the acid, other liquids, and outdoor elements has caused the floor to rapidly deteriorate. A repair would only add approx. two (2) years of additional usage. Staff recommends that it is more efficient for operations to replace the trailer.
Fiscal/Budgetary Impact:
The trailer would be purchased from Wilkens Industries, Inc. via BuyBoard contract #686-22. $120,000 is budgeted in the 2024-25 fiscal year budget for this purpose.
Recommended action
Authorize purchasing a 45-foot walking floor trailer via Buyboard contract #686-22.