Committee approves emergency single-source purchase after South Kent landfill compactor fire
After a compactor at the South Kent landfill was destroyed by fire, the committee granted an exception to the county's centralized purchasing policy to allow a single-source purchase to minimize operational downtime; staff said the 135,000-pound compactor was discovered fully engulfed and that insurance has inspected the site but a cause is undetermined.
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The Finance and Infrastructure Committee approved a purchasing-policy exception to permit single-source procurement after a compactor at the South Kent landfill was destroyed by fire. County staff said the equipment is specialized, has extended manufacturing lead times and limited vendor availability, and that procurement through a single source was necessary to minimize downtime and protect county services; the purchase will be covered by insurance.
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