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Resolution to Authorize the Purchase of Three Automated Side Load Drop Frame Refuse Trucks on Autocar Chassis' from Fredrickson Supply and Appropriate Funding (Sourcewell - $1,486,268.40) (8 Votes Required)
Memorandum
The attached resolution authorizes the purchase of three automated side load drop frame refuse trucks on Autocar chassis with Labrie refuse drop frame bodies at $495,422.80 each, totaling $1,486,268.40. This purchase will be made through the Sourcwell government cooperative purchasing program (#110223-LEG) for the Public Works Unit of the Public Services Area.
Public Works Solid Waste has seven residential side arm trucks due for replacement. Due to long lead times, Fleet is ordering three trucks now, with the remainder in fiscal year 2026. Although all seven trucks were initially purchased simultaneously, the goal is to stagger future replacements to better manage the number of trucks ordered at once.
These automated side load drop frame refuse trucks are used to collect residential compost and occasionally trash. The new trucks will feature diesel-powered chassis as EV chassis cannot accommodate drop frames at this time. The Solid Waste department prefers automated side load drop frame trucks because their lower body design allows drivers to throw compost bags into the hopper, unlike higher traditional straight frame bodies.
The new refuse trucks will replace the following trucks: #8633: 2019 Autocar automated side load drop frame refuse truck with 9,253 hours, #8634: 2020 Autocar automated side load drop frame refuse truck with 9,108 hours, #8635: 2020 Autocar automated side load drop frame refuse truck with 9,449 hours. With an 18 to 22 month delivery window, the existing trucks will exceed their useful life when removed from service.
Labrie Environmental Group was awarded contract #110223-LEG by the Sourcewell government cooperative purchasing program for refuse equipment. Fredrickson Supply of Grand Rapids, MI, is a dealer of re...
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