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Committee backs purchase of new wood chipper; purchase exceeds state purchasing threshold
Summary
Public works staff recommended buying a new 2025 Vermeer BC 1000 XL wood chipper at up to $57,372.98 using capital equipment funds; committee advanced the resolution to the full board, noting the purchase exceeds a $25,000 state purchasing threshold and will require a majority to waive formal bidding rules.
The Administration Finance Committee on Sept. 2 recommended forwarding Resolution 61-R-25 to the full board to authorize purchase of a new 2025 Vermeer BC 1,000 XL wood chipper from Premier Midwest not to exceed $57,372.98, using budgeted public works capital funds for fiscal year 2026.
Mitch, a public works staff member, told the committee the department rents a wood chipper for about $974 per…
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