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5. UPFRONT COSTS (continued) <br />While the County staff has done an excellent job in researching the above start-up <br />costs, it should be noted that there are options and additions that must be considered. <br />HSOC management is intimately familiar with regulations, needed equipment, and <br />options available locally to obtain used/refurbished equipment. <br />ANIMAL EXPENDITURES <br />1. Food bowls for dogs and cats. Since you have to replace bowls while disinfecting/washing <br />the old ones, the shelter requires at least twice the number of bowls in use at any time. The <br />estimated cost is $2,400 instead of the County figure of $1,489. <br />2. Litter pans for cats. Since you have to replace litter pans while disinfecting/washing the old <br />ones, the shelter requires at least twice the number of pans in use at any time. The <br />estimated cost is $2,600 instead of the County figure of $2,000. <br />3. Stainless steel cat cages. Regulations require that all cages provide a shelf, so the animal <br />can get away from the crowded floor of the cage which holds the litter pan and food bowls. <br />This is an additional cost that has not been figured in to the County estimate. The cost for <br />permanent shelving is $51 per cage for 24x24 cages and $66 per cage for 36x30 cages. <br />This will increase the cost by $5,511. <br />4. Surplus stainless exam tables might be obtained at a cost reduction of approximately $400. <br />5. Washer/Dryer units are used so extensively in the shelter (washing heavy items like towels <br />and blankets) that it would be better to purchase very large, commercial, stainless steel <br />models. The estimated cost is $3,500 instead of the County figure of $1,720. <br />6. Power washer. This should be eliminated. The epoxy paints on the walls already crack, <br />peel and flake off with the low pressure from a standard hose unit. Power washing would <br />cost the County thousands of dollars to repair the damage caused. (It cost $55,000 just to <br />repaint the Blue/Red Wing kennels, 3 years ago). Cost reduction is $1,800. <br />7. Refrigerators (2 full-size and 1 small unit). There is no room for 3 full refrigerators. One <br />full-size unit is needed in the medical room to store vaccines and another is needed in the <br />euthanasia room to store rabies suspects. A small apartment-sized unit is needed to hold <br />bats, etc. Cost reduction $400. <br />8. Freezers (chest) (2). Again, there is no room in the euthanasia room to handle 3 large <br />chest freezers. Two large freezers are sufficient with regular body disposal runs. Cost <br />reduction is $600. <br />9. Hoses (200'). The hoses used (8 sets) are from 50' to 100' in length and are heavy duty. <br />The estimated cost is $400 instead of the County figure of $200. County maintenance <br />should investigate running galvanized pipe overhead inside and outside the kennels. This <br />would eliminate the need for replacing hoses, and because the pipe will be overhead and <br />thus out of the way, liability risk will be reduced and appearance will be enhanced. <br />OFFICE AND COMPUTER EQUIPMENT <br />10. PC's (7). Unless this includes all special programs or special hookups, the cost estimate of <br />$1,500 per unit is very high. New PC units are available for under $1,000 a piece. Cost <br />estimates could be reduced $3,500. <br />11.A heavy-duty copier is required, because of the large volume of copies made daily. A <br />smaller copier will not last and will be inefficient. This will increase the cost by $3,500. <br />32 <br />