AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Consider for approval the purchase of 12 (twelve) four-yard commercial front- load, 12 (twelve) six-yard commercial front-load, 10 (ten) eight-yard commercial front-load , and 4 (four) thirty-yard open-top containers for use in the Commercial Collections Division of the Solid Waste Dept. from Wastequip Inc, the NJPA and State of GA. approved vendor for the total purchase price of $42,266.12. Central Services Director Phill Francis will address.
SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS OR CONCERNS: |
Approval will permit the replacement of current front-load and roll-off containers that have reached the end of life cycle, as well as provide prospective new commercial customers with containers. This is a budgeted F/Y 15 expenditure; however, the purchase exceeds the original budgeted amount by $8,066.12 which will be realized by suspending the purchase of 3 (three) twenty-yard roll-off containers budgeted at $12,000.00, leaving a net positive budgetary impact of $3,933.88
Staff recommends approval of purchase.
Net positive budgetary impact of $3,933.88 by suspending the purchase of budgeted twenty-yard containers, thus freeing up $12,000.00 from which to supplement the shortfall of $8,066.12.
Note: both funding sources are from 540-4522-53-1600 ( tools and small equip.) |