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Sabine Parish committee approves specs to buy replacement dozer for landfill
Summary
At an October meeting, the Sabine Parish Solid Waste Committee authorized staff to draft specifications and solicit bids to purchase a larger dozer to replace a month-to-month leased machine, citing frequent breakdowns and high rental costs.
The Sabine Parish Solid Waste Committee voted at its October meeting to authorize staff to prepare specifications and solicit purchase bids for a replacement dozer for the Glenfield landfill.
Committee members said the machine currently in use is on a month-to-month rental that Speaker 3 stated “it's cost about $9,000 a month.” Committee discussion noted repeated equipment failures and slow vendor service that increased downtime for compactors and other site equipment.
Speakers debated alternatives from multiple manufacturers, naming Komatsu, John Deere, Volvo and Bomag as options. Attendees emphasized that any purchase should include a landfill (waste) package and be compatible with the parish’s GPS tracking so attachments and operational settings can be transferred. One participant said vendors indicated they could install waste packages on major brands.
Committee members discussed procurement options including checking existing state contract pricing. A staff member said state contract thresholds could apply and that if a state contract does not cover the needed machine, staff should be authorized to spec the equipment and proceed with a formal solicitation.
Speaker 4 (identified in the meeting as Bison) moved that staff prepare and send out specifications to purchase a new dozer for Glenfield; the motion was seconded and recorded as carried. The committee agreed staff should return with recommendations next month.
The committee did not commit to a specific make or final purchase price at the meeting. Members discussed a preliminary range during the meeting (a figure was stated orally), but no formal contract or purchase order was executed. Next steps are specification drafting, a review of state contract options, and returning to the committee with procurement recommendations.
