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Resolution to Amend Purchase Order 2024-0410 with Fredrickson Supply for Two Automated Side Load Refuse Trucks on Autocar Chassis in the Amount of $75,856.80 (Amended PO Amount of $922,262.80) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
On October 2, 2023, City Council approved Resolution #23-366 which authorized the issuance of purchase order #2024-0410 in the amount of $846,406.00 to Fredrickson Supply for two Labrie automated side load refuse trucks on Autocar Chassis under the Sourcewell cooperative purchasing contract #091219-LEG. These refuse trucks are used by the Solid Waste department of the Public Works Area for residential trash and compost pick up.
Labrie, the body manufacturer for the City's side load refuse trucks, has recently made its pendulum packer design available on automated side load refuse trucks. The Solid Waste department demoed this truck back in June and was impressed with its operation and design. This new packer design eliminates a lot of moving parts, it also eliminates the slop boxes where the packer cylinders are installed and get built up with trash or compost sludge which causes the cylinders to wear out quicker. The biggest benefit is that the design will eliminate the need to do packer floor rebuilds which cost approximately $55,000.00 each time and removes the truck from service for about five weeks. The City currently does one or two rebuilds in a life cycle of our side load refuse trucks. This new design will reduce operating costs and vehicle downtime.
While the trucks were ordered last fall, Fredrickson is still waiting for the chassis to be built before they can install the packer bodies. As the chassis builds are still some time out, the change in packer design from the traditional style to the pendulum style will not create a delay in the delivery of these finished vehicles to the City.
Budget/Fiscal Impact: Changing to the pendulum style packer will increase the cost of each truck in the amount of $37,928.40 for a total ...
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