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Committee approves purchase of mini excavator for facility maintenance
Summary
Staff recommended buying a mini excavator off a state contract at $67,522.56 to give facility maintenance crews equipment they say they currently rent; the committee moved the purchase to the consent agenda and approved it.
The Development and Planning Services Committee on Aug. 11 approved a staff recommendation to acquire a mini excavator for facility maintenance at a state contract price of $67,522.56.
Presenter Schlocketer, a facility maintenance staff member, told the committee staff received competing quotes from United Rentals and from Reliable Equipment (which teamed with Coed Equipment) and recommended purchasing off the state contract. "We are always out there digging up sewer lines. We're digging water lines," Schlocketer said, explaining crews beyond the water meter handle those utilities and need on-site equipment. He estimated the machine would last "probably a 10, 12 year" life span.
Committee member Scarberry moved the purchase to the consent agenda; the chair moved and the item was approved as part of consent. The transcript records staff saying the county has rented similar equipment "for years" and quoted current rental spending in the transcript as "probably $30 a year" (transcript phrasing).
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