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Anacortes council approves $342,767 purchase of compact street sweeper
Summary
The Anacortes City Council approved a $342,767.23 contract with Enviro Clean Equipment LSC to purchase a smaller, quieter street storm sweeper; council and staff discussed funding sources, rental costs while the existing unit was out of service, and operational limits of the smaller machine.
On Feb. 3 the Anacortes City Council approved a contract with Enviro Clean Equipment LSC in the amount of $342,767.23 to purchase a compact street storm sweeper. The motion was made by Councilmember Young and seconded by Councilmember Hubick; the council recorded unanimous approval.
Public Works staff explained the purchase is a replacement strategy after the city’s existing sweeper suffered a catastrophic auxiliary engine failure and has been out of service for about three months. The speaker said the city incurred roughly $12,000 per month in rental costs while the existing sweeper was unavailable and that buying a smaller, more compact unit will provide a backup and let staff reach tighter areas. “The smaller one is actually smaller in size, it’s quieter, and has a single engine … they can actually pick up more debris with it and get into tighter areas,” staff said.
Council and staff discussed funding. The staff member said part of the purchase will be drawn from replacement funds already held in the city’s equipment (ER&R) account and that anticipated pass-through funding from the Washington State Department of Ecology will be used later to backfill the replacement schedule. Council members confirmed the Ecology funds were not new revenue specifically for this purchase but were already anticipated in planning. The staff said the older sweeper will receive a replacement engine and remain in service, stretching its life while the new compact unit serves as additional or backup equipment.
Council asked operational questions: the smaller unit cannot travel at highway speeds and the city currently lacks staff to operate two sweepers full time; staff described the immediate plan to use the new unit as a backup and to consider additional small units as future purchases. Staff estimated the compact unit’s useful life at about seven years and said lead time for a full-size sweeper could be about a year, while the compact model could arrive by June if ordered immediately.
The approved contract amount recorded in the meeting minutes is $342,767.23. The council did not amend or attach additional conditions to the contract during the vote.
