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Committee considers buying mini excavator on state contract at $67,522.56
Summary
On Aug. 11 the Columbia County Development and Planning Services Committee heard a staff recommendation to buy a mini excavator off a state contract for $67,522.56 to replace years of rentals; staff said rentals cost about $30,000 annually and the machine is expected to last 10–12 years.
The Development and Planning Services Committee discussed a staff recommendation to purchase a mini excavator for facility maintenance, with Reliable Equipment (in partnership with Cowan Equipment) offering a state-contract price. "They did give us a state contract price of 66,000, I'm sorry, 67,522.56," said Mr. Schlotter, who presented the item and recommended buying off the state contract rather than continuing rentals.
Mr. Schlotter said crews routinely dig up sewer and water lines around county buildings and that the county has been renting similar equipment for years. "We spending probably 30 grand a year renting on these equipment," he said, adding the committee can expect the new unit to last "probably a 10-12 year piece of equipment." A motion was moved to approve the purchase and placed on the consent/debate agenda; the transcript records the motion and second but does not include a roll-call tally.
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