Agenda Item Wording:
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Approve purchase of solid waste mini-loader truck – Authorize the purchase of one solid waste mini-loader truck from Coast Counties Peterbilt Truck and Equipment of Porterville, CA through the Sourcewell Cooperative contract in the amount of $286,837.86 and appropriate an additional $14,338 from the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund.
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Agenda Date: 11/16/2026
Prepared by:
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 purchase of one solid waste mini-loader truck from Coast Counties Peterbilt Truck and Equipment, Inc. of Porterville, CA through the Sourcewell Cooperative contract (032824-PMC) in the amount of $286,837.86 and appropriate an additional $14,338 from the Solid Waste Enterprise Fund.
Summary:
In the current budget year, the Solid Waste Department has included a purchase of a solid waste mini-loader truck designed for non-Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) operations to improve collection efficiency, reduce operating costs, increase service flexibility, and allow qualified employees to operate the vehicle without requiring a CDL. This truck will be able to replace the need for the City’s larger solid waste trucks to service special requests, “go-backs” for missed or additional services, and work orders that need to be completed daily.
Background Discussion:
The City of Visalia’s Solid Waste Department currently receives an average of 50-60 work orders per week for special pickups. This number can increase to about 100 work orders in a week around holidays. Currently, these work orders require a standard, full-size solid waste truck to service and are dispatched to operators during normal route operations, often times requiring trucks to interrupt a route or complete the services at the end of the work schedule. Even though...
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