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Lawrenceburg Utility Board approves Altek bucket truck purchase, valve-exerciser and surplus sales
Summary
The Lawrenceburg Utility Board voted Nov. 3 to buy an available Altek bucket truck, approve a valve-exerciser purchase and declare surplus radio transmitters obsolete, using procurement exceptions that legal counsel said are permissible when immediate availability produces cost savings.
The Lawrenceburg Utility Board voted Nov. 3 to expedite multiple equipment purchases and to declare surplus inventory for sale. Key votes included approval to buy a bucket truck from Altek, approval of a valve-exerciser unit under a procurement exception, and authorization to sell surplus radio transmitters (YRTs) as obsolete inventory with a $65 reserve price.
City legal counsel explained that because Altek had an available truck that matched the utility’s specs, the board could either re-bid or use a local procurement exception for "unusual cost savings." Counsel said both options were legal; the board…
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