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Board approves purchase of replacement wastewater service truck and fiberglass service body
Summary
The Board of Public Works authorized purchase orders for a 2026 Chevrolet 3500HD chassis and an FX fiberglass service body for the wastewater division, funded from wastewater utility user fees (enterprise fund 601).
The Marshfield Board of Public Works approved purchase orders for a replacement wastewater service truck and a fiberglass service body, with funding to come from wastewater utility user fees (enterprise fund 601).
Mark Levi, wastewater superintendent, told the board the division has one primary service truck more than 10 years old and the city's Capital Improvement Plan lists a replacement for 2025 (project 6017411). "Funding will be entirely from wastewater utility user fees, which is an enterprise fund, the 601 fund, not from the city's tax base," Levi said.
Levi summarized vendor quotes for the truck chassis and service body. For the chassis, staff solicited quotes from state-contract dealerships and local vendors; three lowest bids with identical specifications were within $170.50 of each other. For the service body, staff specified materials with a minimum 10-year longevity — fiberglass, stainless steel or aluminum — citing previous steel bodies rusting through in about seven years and fiberglass lasting over 10 years.
Staff recommended awarding the chassis purchase via the state contract (505ENTM25 vehicles-01) to Napleton Chevrolet, Columbus, Wisconsin, for a 2026 Chevrolet 3,500 HD at $46,711.50, and awarding the service body (FX fiberglass with crane, lift gate, safety lighting and plow undercarriage) to Monroe Truck Equipment for $53,261. Levi said the existing plow will be repurposed on the new truck, saving about $5,000; the new plow undercarriage is the only new plow component needed.
Levi said the chassis is expected to be paid in 2025 if it arrives on schedule; the service body payment will occur in 2026 because lead time pushes that portion into next year. "The chassis will be paid in full in '25, the body paid in full in 2026," Levi said.
The board moved and seconded the purchase approval and passed the motion by voice vote.
Ending: Purchase orders were authorized and staff will execute the orders consistent with procurement policy; the service body lead time extends into early 2026 and the CIP has been updated accordingly.
