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Commission approves unscheduled replacement front loader; staff cites repeated failures and high repair costs
Summary
Council authorized purchase of a replacement front loader (trade-in applied), citing repeated bell-housing failures, roughly $15,000 in repairs since 2019 and sufficient funds in the equipment reserve (Fund 53).
The Ottawa City Commission on April 9 approved the unscheduled purchase of a replacement front loader after staff presented maintenance history and bid results.
City Manager Silcott presented the request on behalf of Director DJ Welsh and described the vehicle as “loader 148, which is a 2001 K621 C that has approximately 8,000 of operation and has essentially reached its end of useful…
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