Agenda Item Wording:
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Authorize Purchase of Replacement Solid Waste Residential Delivery Truck - Approve the purchase of a Solid Waste Residential Delivery Truck from Visalia Ford and appropriate the amount of $49,153.64 from the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund.
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Deadline for Action: 6/17/2024
Submitting Department: Public Works
Contact Name and Phone Number: Jason Serpa, Public Works Manager, 713-4533, jason.serpa@visalia.city; Nick Bartsch, Public Works Director, 713-4052, nick.bartsch@visalia.city
Department Recommendation:
Staff recommends that Council approve the purchase of a Solid Waste Residential Delivery Truck and appropriate the amount of $49,153.64 from the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund.
Background Discussion:
The City of Visalia Solid Waste Residential Division provides weekly solid waste service for residents within the City limits. This includes servicing approximately 127,000 residential cans. Apart from the solid waste trucks that service the cans on a day-to-day basis, maintenance staff take care of the daily deliveries, removals and repairs necessary to maintain the equipment in the field and in the corporation yard. This activity requires a delivery and maintenance truck that can tow a trailer that is able to carry equipment from site to site.
Recently, this F-350 1-ton truck (#253905) has been deemed inoperable by our Fleet staff, stating that the repairs would exceed the amount of $26,000 in engine repair costs. Fleet has recommended the replacement of the truck instead of repairing it, due to the age (2009) and condition of the truck in comparison to the cost of repair.
Staff also recommends that the type of truck purchased be a minimum of a 3/4 ton pickup to be able to do the duties required. The only local dealer that has a minimum 3/4 ton work truck with a single cab, base trim level for purchase is Visalia Ford. All other dealerships only had larger or more equipped trucks that were more expensive when compared to ...
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