Agenda Item Wording:
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Purchase of one (1) Diesel-Powered Solid Waste Truck. Authorize the City Manager to award a purchase order to E.M. Tharp of Porterville, CA for the purchase of one (1) diesel-powered solid waste truck through the Sourcewell Cooperative contract in the amount of $381,193.40 and appropriate $381,194 from the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund (441).
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Deadline for Action: 3/4/2024
Submitting Department: Public Works
Contact Name and Phone Number: Jason Serpa, Public Works Manager, jason.serpa@visalia.city, 713-4533 Nick Bartsch, Public Works Director, nick.bartsch@visalia.city, 713-4052
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that the City Council authorize the City Manager to award a purchase order to E.M. Tharp Inc. of Porterville, CA for the purchase and delivery of one (1) diesel-powered solid waste truck in the amount of $381,193.40 and appropriate $381,194 from the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund (441).
Background Discussion:
In accordance with the replacement schedule set by the City's Capital Improvement Program, the Solid Waste Division within the Public Works Department is seeking the authorization to replace one (1) solid waste truck that is planned to be replaced in FY 24/25. The type of truck to be replaced is as follows:
(1) Commercial Front Loader
This purchase is being advanced from its scheduled replacement year due to two reasons:
1. There is an immediate availability of a diesel-powered truck that another City ordered and has now decided to go a different route The truck is identical to the City of Visalia specifications. Peterbilt does not currently have a 2024 California Air Resources Board (CARB) compliant diesel engine, meaning that an engine manufactured after January 1, 2024 is not approved for sale in California. Because this truck's powertrain was manufactured in December 2023, it is CARB compliant. The truck has already moved off the Peter...
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