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Council approves stormwater equipment purchases and multi-year swale-grading contract
Summary
The council approved multiple purchases for stormwater operations — slip-lining a failed culvert, a compact excavator, a vac trailer and a dump truck — and awarded a multi-year swale-grading contract with a $750,000 budget allotment; staff said equipment buys respond to repeated breakdowns and access limits for larger vehicles.
The Sebastian City Council approved several stormwater purchases and a multi-year contract for swale and swale grading aimed at improving drainage and reducing repeated equipment downtime.
Public works staff described a stepped plan: camera inspection and slip-lining for the failed culvert at La Playa and Harris Drive; acquisition of a smaller Bobcat E35 compact excavator for ditch and sidewalk work; purchase of a VACON Neptune vac trailer to replace an aging vac truck that required frequent repairs; and a Ford F550 dump-chassis truck to support daily stormwater tasks. Public-works staff also sought authority to issue purchase orders under a new multi-year invitation to bid for citywide swale grading, with Eastep Construction designated primary…
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