Streets & Sanitation committee approves replacement garbage truck for about $49,690
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The Streets & Sanitation committee approved the purchase of a replacement garbage truck after staff said three estimates were reviewed and one Peterbilt matched the city budget, arriving at a price of $49,690.36.
The Streets & Sanitation committee approved the purchase of a replacement garbage truck, a request presented during the committee’s early agenda. Speaker 2 told the committee staff had solicited three estimates and singled out a Peterbilt as the preferred vehicle. "It come in at, $49,690.36," Speaker 2 said, and added the city has $50,000 budgeted for the purchase.
Committee members asked whether the truck was replacing an older unit; Speaker 2 confirmed it would replace a 1989 Freightliner with a cracked back axle. Speakers noted the recommended truck requires a wet kit and hydraulic equipment to push and haul garbage to the transfer station on a biweekly schedule. The request was moved, seconded and passed by the committee; the committee adjourned after completing its business.
No additional financing source was proposed beyond the $50,000 line in the budget that Speaker 2 said is available for the purchase. The committee did not record a roll-call vote in the transcript beyond the oral approval recorded at the meeting, and staff indicated vendors were holding the quoted price pending approval.