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Round Lake Beach council approves vac-truck lease, utility contracts and multiple equipment purchases
Summary
The Round Lake Beach Village Council on Jan. 27 approved $2.68 million in expenditures and a series of capital purchases, vendor contracts and personnel reimbursements, including a combination vacuum-flusher truck lease and a change order to complete a lead-service-line survey.
The Round Lake Beach Village Council approved $2,678,751.26 in disbursements and a package of capital purchases and contracts at its Jan. 27 meeting, voting to lease a combination vacuum/flusher truck, add a change order to complete a lead-service-line survey and award multiple emergency utility repair contracts.
The expenditures figure was read by Director of Finance McGinley, who noted a clerical discrepancy: "the number that you just said is actually supposed to be $2,678,751.26. We're actually approving 2¢ more than we should." The council directed staff to correct the error.
Director of Public Works Kristin Fritz told the board the village will lease a new combination vacuum/flusher/vacuum truck through Standard Equipment for a not-to-exceed price of $613,102.50. Fritz said the current unit is well past its typical seven-year service life and that repairs have exceeded $65,840 over the past five years. The…
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