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Resolution to Authorize the Purchase of Two Automated Side Load Refuse Trucks on Autocar Chassis' from Fredrickson Supply (Sourcewell - $846,406.00)
Memorandum
The attached resolution authorizes the purchase of two automated side load refuse trucks on Autocar chassis' with Labrie refuse bodies at $423,203.00 each for a total of $846,406.00 through the Sourcewell government cooperative purchasing program (#091219-LEG) for use by the Public Works Unit of the Public Services Area.
The City will be requesting the replacement of four refuse trucks this fiscal year, the two trucks included in this resolution are diesel powered and the other two trucks will be all-electric chassis. The City previously ordered two all-electric refuse trucks in 2021 with delivery still pending. All-electric refuse trucks are very new to the market and real-world usage data on these electric trucks is non-existent. The City needs to see how these trucks will operate on a daily basis, determine if the battery capacity will be adequate for our routes (including winters), and how long they will take to re-charge. Without usage data, staff is not comfortable replacing all four of these units with all-electric trucks.
The City currently has four fast chargers at the Wheeler Service Center for a total of four electric refuse trucks. Generating charging usage data is another important component to our electric conversion of the Fleet. Existing electric capacity is limited at Wheeler and determining how much electric charging these refuse trucks actually need allows use to look at other charging options and possibly avoid a very costly expansion of electrical infrastructure at Wheeler.
These new automated side load refuse trucks will replace #8630, a 2017 Mack automated side load refuse truck with 10,655 hours and #8631, a 2017 Mack automated side load refuse truck with 10,326 hours. With an expected 18-24 months for delivery of the new trucks, both existing trucks will be well beyond...
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