HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 12-07-1999 - 8eORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: December 7, 1999
Action Agenda
Item No. $ - ~
SUBJECT: Contract Award -Piggy Back of Bid fora 38 Cubic Yard, Front Loader Refuse Truck
DEPARTMENT: Purchasing. PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No -_
Public Works BUDGET AMENDMENT: (Y/N) No -_
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
None Pam Jones, ext 2650
Wilbert McAdoo, ext 2625.
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 227-2031
PURPOSE: To consider awarding a contract for the purchase of a 38 cubic yard high-
compaction body front loading refuse truck..
.BACKGROUND: The Public Works Department maintains a fleet of four front loading
sanitation trucks for collection of solid waste in the unincorporated areas of the county. -The
newest vehicle in our fleet is nine years old, the oldest 19 years old. Funds are included in the
1999-2000 CIP to replace one (1) front loading refuse truck. The vehicle proposed for
replacement is a 1987 Volvo front loader with approximately 260,000 miles. While the vehicle is
not the oldest in the fleet, maintenance records indicate that it is the best candidate for disposal.
Under certain circumstances, North Carolina General Statute 143-129 allows local governments
to make purchases without a separate bidding procedure. This type of acquisition can be made
from any contractor that has, within the past 12 months, contracted to furnish the item to: (1) the
federal government or any federal agency; (2) the state of North Carolina or any agency or
political subdivision of the state; or (3) any other state or agency or political subdivision of that
state, if the contractor is willing to extend the same or more favorable price and other terms to
the local government. This process is called "piggy-backing" a bid.
Staff proposes to "piggy back" on the Town of Carrboro's bid that was awarded to Lodal-South,
Inc. of Rockingham, North Carolina on January 5,.1999. For your information, Orange County's
fleet currently includes four Lodal front-loading trucks. Cosh of the vehicle is $137,151.00.
Pursuant to the statute, Orange County advertised its intentions ten (10) days before this
meeting.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Funds are included in the 1999-2000 CIP for the purchase of this
vehicle.