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034 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. Fla <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: APRIL 6, 1987 <br /> SUBJECT: BID AWARD: FRONT-LOADING SANITATION TRUCK <br /> DEPARTMENT: PURCHASING PUBLIC HEARING: Yes X No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: PAM JONES <br /> X497 <br /> BID TABULATION <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBER: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> PURPOSE: To award a contract to Carolina Waste Equipment to purchase a <br /> sanitation truck. <br /> BACKGROUND: The 1987 budget includes funds for the sanitation vehicle. <br /> With current year collection tonnage increasing approximately <br /> 12% over last year putting the vehicle on line is imperative. <br /> The proposed unit is a 38 cubic yard LoDal packer on a White <br /> Cab and chassis. Similar units currently in use by this <br /> County provide excellent service. Additional benefits would <br /> be realized by standardization within the sanitation vehicles. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S) : <br /> Award contract for one 38 cubic yard packer unit to the low <br /> bidder, Carolina Waste Equipment, for a sum of $98,222 . 00. <br />