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Commission approves emergency waste-trailer purchase and capital equipment buys including bucket truck and airport shed
Summary
The commission approved an emergency purchase of two waste trailers after two trailers failed inspection ($83,001.93 each; total $166,386, $66,386 unfunded), authorized purchase of a $172,559 bucket truck (state contract) with $75,000 allocated from public works capital, and approved a roughly $35,000to40,000 airport maintenance shed purchase from airport capital funds.
Collegedale commissioners approved three procurement items Dec. 1: an emergency purchase of two new waste trailers, purchase of a new bucket truck for public works, and construction of a small airport maintenance shed.
Emergency waste trailers: Staff reported two city trailers failed state inspection and were taken out of service because of rust in the rear-axle suspensions. Repair estimates ranged from $25,000 to $30,000 per trailer with about a month of downtime, so staff made an emergency purchase under a state contract for two new trailers at $83,001.93 each (total…
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