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Lebanon council approves multiple equipment purchases for street and electric departments
Summary
Council approved ordinances to buy a Caterpillar excavator, a Digger-Derrick truck, a material-handling bucket truck and a bucket truck, and to surplus older units.
The Lebanon City Council approved a package of capital equipment purchases for the street and electric departments, authorizing staff to execute contracts and declare older units surplus. City staff said the purchases were planned in the capital improvement program and budget.
Why it matters: The equipment replaces units city staff described as at the end of their useful lives and are intended to maintain service levels for street maintenance and electric utility operations.
Details from staff: For the Street Department, staff requested purchase of a Caterpillar excavator with a tilt ditching bucket. "This is, total with a, tilt ditching bucket is 265,000," a city staff member said. Staff said sale of the existing 2005 Case excavator should offset part of the cost. The council approved the purchase and declared the 2005 case excavator surplus; Council Bill 69-12 became Ordinance 71-54.
For the Electric Department, staff requested several Sourcewell contract purchases from Altec and Fabick Cat. Staff described an Altec digger-derrick truck to replace a 2011 unit; staff said lead times remain long and vehicles are often ordered as a ‘‘spot in line.’’ The council approved the digger-derrick purchase on second reading (Council Bill 69-13 became Ordinance 71-55).
Staff also presented a Sourcewell quote for an Altec AM55 material-handling bucket truck priced at $295,723 to replace a 2007 unit; the council approved that purchase (Council Bill 69-14 became Ordinance 71-56). Another bucket truck purchase for the electric department was likewise approved and the older 2007 bucket truck declared surplus.
Council discussion focused on lead times and procurement method. Staff said several trucks have 18–24 month lead times and that purchasing secures a production slot. The ordinances passed on majority roll-call votes; no councilmember registered opposition on the records provided.
Implementation notes: Staff will work with Sourcewell contract vendors (Altec, Fabick Cat/Fabick CAT) to finalize specifications, confirm delivery schedules, and surplus processes for retired units.
