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Pendleton council approves trash and substation contracts and releases restricted funds for heart monitors
Summary
Council authorized release of restricted funds to buy cardiac monitors for ambulances, awarded a four-year trash/recycling contract to Rumkey ($1,736,211.84 for four years), and approved a substation construction bid to Peak Substation Services ($361,700).
The Pendleton Town Council approved several operational contracts and a restricted-fund release during its meeting.
Restricted funds for cardiac monitors: The fire chief asked the council to authorize opioid-restricted funds to purchase cardiac monitors so all four frontline ambulances can transmit patient vitals to hospitals. The chief said the combined request across restricted and unrestricted accounts was approximately $114,852 (transcript numbers vary in detail). Council amended an earlier figure in a related resolution and approved release of the restricted funds to purchase the monitors; staff will revisit unrestricted funds at the July meeting.
Trash contract award: After a competitive rebid, the council approved awarding the town's trash and recycling contract to Rumkey (low bidder). Staff reported Rumkey’s four-year total bid of $1,736,211.84 and said the company plans to maintain existing schedules, deliver new 96-gallon carts, continue recycling service and provide event dumpsters and portable facilities for town events. Council authorized the town council president to execute the contract pending final due diligence.
Substation construction bid: Council reviewed rebid results for the substation frame construction phase and approved the recommendation to award the contract to Peak Substation Services at $361,700.
Why it matters: the monitor purchases will standardize advanced cardiac monitoring across ambulances and extend telemetry to receiving hospitals; the trash contract locks a multiyear service provider and cost profile for household solid waste and recycling; the substation bid advances a multi-phase substation project staff said is needed to increase redundancy and capacity as the town grows.
Quotes: Fire department leadership said the four frontline ambulances will now be able to transmit vitals directly to hospitals, improving patient care and coordination on overdose and cardiac calls.
