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Commission orders RFP for specialty street‑sweeping services, approves dump trucks and FEMA engineering task orders
Summary
After debate about cost and maintenance, commissioners directed staff to issue a request for proposals for specialized street‑sweeping services for downtown pavers and multiuse paths (rather than immediate equipment purchase), approved three dump truck purchases, and authorized FEMA‑reimbursable engineering task orders for road repairs.
Panama City's Nov. 18 commission meeting produced several infrastructure and procurement outcomes: staff were directed to seek competitive proposals for a tailored street‑sweeping service, the commission approved three new dump trucks for public works, and it approved task orders for design services on FEMA road repair programs.
Staff proposed purchasing a specialized Multi‑Hog street sweeper (approx. $214,000) to safely clean the new Harrison Avenue pavers and downtown sidewalks. Public works director Clint Murphy and other staff explained that the city's existing, larger…
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