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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date:
August 21, 2012
Action Agenda
Item No.
5-h
SUBJECT:
Bid Award: Track Loader for Landfill
DEPARTMENT:PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)
Financial Services & Solid No
Waste Management
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gayle Wilson, 968-2885
Clarence Grier, 245-2453
PURPOSE:
To consider awarding a bid for the purchase of a Track Loader fo
Gregory Poole of Mebane, North Carolina and to declare the curre
replaced as surplus.
BACKGROUND:
A Track Loader was Included in the 2012-2013 Solid Waste Managemen
budget to replace an existing unit. This equipment has a bucket
multiple applications around the Landfill that will continue fol
Solid Waste Landfill scheduled for June 30, 2013. Among these a
Loading mulch into public
Loading and unloading large bulky items
Loading gravel and other materials on County trucks during the
Landfill
Pushing yard waste when unloaded
Pushing clean wood into piles when unloaded and loading clean w
for hauling to market
Pushing vegetative waste to and away from the grinder during gr
North Carolina General Statute 143--
acquisition method to obtain items without a separate bid proced
extend the same or more favorable price and other terms to the l
allows that the acquisition may be made from a contractor that h
contracted to furnish the item to: (1) the federal government or
of North Carolina or any agency or political subdivision of the
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cooperative bid awarded by the United States Defense Supply Cent
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (contract number SPM500-01-D-0059 expiring on July 1, 2015) to
Caterpillar, Inc. for a Caterpillar 963D Track Loader. The term
to be sold and serviced through the local Caterpillar dealer. G
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Carolina is the local dealer. A five (5) year/7500 hour power tr
submitted price.
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(10) days prior to a meeting in which the matter is to be consid
that advertising requirement.
The unit that is being replaced is a 2002 Caterpillar Model 963 and, once
declared as surplus, would be sold via GovDeals after the new un
placed into service.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
The purchase price of the track loader is $310,492. Sufficient funds
were allocated in the adopted FY 2012-2013 Solid Waste Managemen
equipment.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
The Manager recommends that the Board
award the piggyback bid to Gregory Poole of Mebane, North Carol
$310,492;
authorize the Finance Director to execute the necessary paperwo
declare the 2002 Caterpillar Model 963 C Track Loader as surplu
authorize the Financial Services Director to effect the sale of through
GovDeals.