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Mount Carmel council approves purchase of Vermeer directional drill to cut outsourced bore costs
Summary
The Mount Carmel City Council approved buying a Vermeer directional drill priced in the transcript at about $193,953 to reduce costly subcontracted horizontal drills and allow in-house bores; council authorized the purchase after a motion and recorded assent in roll call.
Mount Carmel City Council approved the purchase of a Vermeer directional drill to bring water- and sewer-bore work in-house and reduce reliance on outside contractors.
The price stated on the record was roughly $193,953, with a cited monthly payment figure of $3,850.40 and a financing term discussed at 60 months. Mayor (Speaker 1) told the council the city's current equipment is broken, subcontracted bores have cost roughly $4,000–$5,000 per job and the new unit would be expected to last 20–30…
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