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Resolution to Authorize Purchase of a New Volvo Loader from Alta Equipment Company ($201,658.00), Approve a Government Obligation Contract with Volvo Financial Services ($21,888.92 per 6 months), Reimburse FCR LLC for Capital Maintenance at the Material Recovery Facility ($56,363.10) and Appropriate Funds (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
The City owns a materials recovery facility (MRF) that is operated by FCR LLC d/b/a RRS, Inc. (FCR), which is in the fifteenth year of a twenty-six year agreement with the City to operate and maintain the Material Recovery Facility (MRF) on behalf of the City. A jointly funded MRF Capitalized Renewal and Replacement Account exists within the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund to finance capital renewals and replacements as needed. The attached resolution appropriates funds and reimburses FCR for the cost of repairs and maintenance that were performed on the baler at the City-owned MRF.
Baler Repairs
In late 2009 the replacement of 6 valves on the baler at the MRF was deemed necessary due to the fact that many of the valves had either failed or started to malfunction from ordinary wear and tear on the baler’s hydraulics. The MRF maintenance team decided that it was also necessary to replace the hydraulic oil and clean the tank so that the particles introduced from the valve failures would not cause the cylinder rams and other critical baler parts to fail as well. The hydraulic oil continues to be monitored on a frequent basis through the use of a particle counter and consistent changing of baler filters at the recommended microns per the manufacturer. The cost of these baler repairs was $56,363.10. The baler and other equipment in the MRF are owned by the City, and part of the purpose of the MRF Capitalized Renewal and Replacement Account is to reimburse repair expenses such as this.
Purchase of New Volvo Loader
In addition to the baler repairs, authorization for and funding of the purchase by the City of a new Volvo loader ...
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