REPORT TO THE CITY COUNCIL
December 5, 2019
FROM: GREGORY A. BARFIELD, Director
Department of Transportation
BY: BRIAN BARR, Assistant Director
Department of Transportation
DUANE MYERS, Fleet Manager
Department of Transportation, Municipal Fleet Division
CLIFF TRAUGH, Senior Management Analyst
Department of Transportation, Municipal Fleet Division
SUBJECT
Title
Approve the award of a cooperative purchase agreement to Quinn Company of Fresno, California, for the purchase of one (1) Caterpillar MH3022 wheeled material handler in the amount of $371,869
Body
RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends Council approve the award of a cooperative purchase agreement to Quinn Company of Fresno, California, for the purchase of one Caterpillar MH3022 wheeled material handler in the amount of $371,869.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The Department of Public Utilities, Solid Waste Management Division seeks approval to purchase one Caterpillar MH3022 wheeled material handler as additional equipment, for the new bulky item drop off convenience center. The new unit will be used as the primary means of sorting and loading waste dropped off by city of Fresno residents. The material handler will be purchased through a competitively solicited cooperative procurement process administered by Sourcewell, formerly the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA).
BACKGROUND
The Department of Public Utilities, Solid Waste Management Division is responsible for sanitation programs such as Operation Clean Up and litter control for over 111,000 residential customers. Multiple teams service a 112-square-mile area recycling discarded lumber, appliances, and various other large objects that would otherwise end up in a landfill. The Solid Waste Management Division annually removes over 29,150 tons of refuse city-wide through these programs.
In an effort to meet changing solid waste permit requirements and to help establish methods for residential customers to dispose of large objects, a new...
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