REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: BRIAN BARR, Director
General Services Department
BY: MIGUEL RAMIREZ, Senior Management Analyst
General Services Department
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the award of a cooperative purchase agreement to Quinn Company of Fresno, California, for the purchase of one Caterpillar 914M wheel loader in the amount of $198,153 for the Department of Public Utilities, Solid Waste Management Division
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the award of a cooperative purchase agreement to Quinn Company of Fresno, California, for the purchase of one Caterpillar 914M wheel loader in the amount of $198,153 for the Department of Public Utilities, Solid Waste Management Division.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities, Solid Waste Management Division is requesting approval to purchase one Caterpillar 914M wheel loader as an addition to expand Operation Clean-Up services to include on-demand customers. The new unit will be used by the Solid Waste Management Division for alley maintenance, illegal dumping, and litter control. The new wheel loader will be purchased through a competitively solicited cooperative procurement process administered by Sourcewell (a State of Minnesota local government agency).
BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Utilities, Solid Waste Management Division is responsible for sanitation programs such as Operation Clean-Up, litter control, and FresGO for over 111,000 residential customers. Fifteen drivers service a 112 square mile area recycling discarded lumber, appliances, and various other large objects that would otherwise end up in a landfill. In 2024, Solid Waste Management removed over 20,900 tons of refuse from the city through these programs alone.
The Caterpillar 914M will be used to pick up and load debris into waiting refuse trucks during the alley maintenance, illegal dumping, and litter control clean-up process. The loader is outfitted with a hydraulically controlled claw ca...
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