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Berkley council approves purchase of new street sweeper to replace 2016 unit
Summary
Council approved a budgeted purchase of a replacement street sweeper after staff said the existing 2016 unit has about 10,000 hours and rising repair costs; the new unit will be funded from the major-roads account and the city expects to sell the old machine as surplus.
The Berkley City Council on Feb. 24 approved motion M0425 to buy a replacement street sweeper, citing heavy service hours on the current 2016 Pelican sweeper and rising repair costs.
Deputy City Manager and Public Works Director Sean Young told council the 2016 Pelican sweeper has roughly 10,000 hours on it and that Berkley sweeps weekly in many neighborhoods, more frequently than many peer cities. Young said frequent sweeping reduces debris entering the combined sewer system and saves time and money that would otherwise be spent cleaning catch basins and sewers.
Reason for purchase and bids Public Works staff evaluated multiple makes and models and recommended the Nescon (Nescon LLC of Mesa, Arizona)…
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