Public Service Committee reviews ordinance to buy 53-foot Altec digger derrick for up to $535,000

The Public Service Committee on June 9 considered a proposed ordinance authorizing the Director of Public Service to advertise for and receive bids and enter into a contract to purchase an Altec model DX53E, a 53-foot hydraulic digger derrick, for use in the Electric Department at a total cost not to exceed $535,000. The ordinance text cites Ohio Revised Code section 9.48 (joint purchasing) and notes Council authorization is required for expenditures exceeding the statutory threshold under section 735.05.

City documents attached to the agenda include Altec quotation No. 1955418 and Sourcewell contract references. The materials show Sourcewell options priced at $376,097 and additional open-market items at $155,252; an alternative line in the quote lists a subtotal for unit/body/chassis of $531,349, delivery to customer $1,673 and a total for unit/body/chassis of $533,022. The Altec materials list an estimated delivery window of 24–30 months and standard warranty terms. An internal staff email in the packet explains that the Sourcewell contract currently lists a discontinued D3060 unit on the top line and that the DX53 will be added to Sourcewell when revisions are permitted, which is why the DX53 appears as an "open market" adder in the packet rather than as the top-line item.

The item on the agenda is a legislation request for three readings; the packet and ordinance are recorded in the agenda materials, but the transcript contains no recorded council vote or formal approval. The packet references City procurement law and publication requirements; if the ordinance proceeds the council will consider readings and any required votes at subsequent meetings.