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Council approves downtown compactor purchase and awards wet-well cleaning contract
Summary
Jacksonville Beach approved purchase of a replacement downtown compactor and awarded a three-year wet well/tank cleaning and TV inspection contract to Wind River Environmental (primary) with a secondary vendor; council approved delegations for negotiation and renewals with mixed votes on renewals.
Jacksonville Beach — On May 5 the City Council approved two public-works procurements: purchase of a replacement downtown compactor and a three-year contract for wet well tank and pipe cleaning with TV inspection services.
Public Works Director Dennis Barron explained the downtown compactor — serving multiple businesses behind the Seahorse/Seawalk area — has been in service for about 30 years and needs replacement. Council approved a motion to purchase a replacement compactor from Tampa Crane and Body through Marathon Equipment Company for an amount not to exceed $56,371. Council discussion clarified that the compactor is a city-provided centralized service that reduces the number of individual dumpsters downtown; the city funds and maintains the…
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