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ORD-2021-019
ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: June 15, 2021
Action Agenda
Item No. 8-j
SUBJECT: Compactor Purchase for Construction and Demolition Landfill and Approval of
Budget Amendment #14-A
DEPARTMENT: Solid Waste
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert Williams, 919-918-4904
PURPOSE: To approve and authorize the County Manager to purchase a landfill compactor for
the purpose of compacting material delivered to the Construction and Demolition (C&D) Landfill,
and approve Budget Amendment #14-A.
BACKGROUND: Orange County has a compactor that has been in operation for over 14 years;
four years over the useful life of the compactor. Within the Capital Investment Plan (CIP), the
current compactor is due to be replaced in FY 2022-23. However, it has become necessary to
move the purchase forward because of the cost to repair. The contractor is inoperable and the
estimated cost to repair is $42,000 with no assurance that the repair will last because of the age
of the machine. The compactor is used to reduce the volume of material being disposed at the
C&D landfill, thereby helping to maintain the permitted airspace over a longer period of time.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: The financial impact will include the purchase of a LC90 Wagner
compactor for $648,250. This price includes a $50,000 trade allowance for the current compactor
that is onsite. This Budget Amendment #14-A provides for the purchase of this compactor in FY
2020-21 with available Solid Waste Enterprise Fund reserves and then the Fund will reimburse
itself from financing proceeds scheduled in FY 2021-22.
SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated
with this item.
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The following Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal
impact is applicable to this item:
• ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND WASTE REDUCTION
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Initiate policies and programs that: 1) conserve energy; 2) reduce resource consumption;
3) increase the use of recycled and renewable resources; and 4) minimize waste stream
impacts on the environment.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board authorize the Manager to
purchase the compactor for use at the Orange County Solid Waste Construction and Demolition
Landfill, and approve Budget Amendment #14-A.