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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: September 12, 2006 Action Agend>a' ~ Item No. __G J SUBJECT: Bid Award: Articulated Dump Truck for Solid Waste DEPARTMENT: Purchasing and Solid Waste PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam Jones, 919-245-2652 Gayle Wilson, 919-968-2885 PURPOSE: To consider awarding a bid for an Articulated Dump Truck for Solid Waste from Gregory Poole of Raleigh, North Carolina. BACKGROUND: An Articulated Dump Truck was planned for acquisition during 2006-2007, having been included in the Egtaipment Replacement Schedule that was part of the Solid Waste segment of the 2006-16 Manager's Recommended Capital Investment Plan. This piece of equipment will replace a 1993 Terex Scraper Pan, This piece of equipment will be utilized to haul dirt from the south side of Eubanks Road to the new Construction and Demolition (C&D) Landfill north of Eubanks Road or other on-site locations. It will also be utilized in the movement of other materials, such as mulch or other organic materials within the landfill operation, This change in equipment type is primarily due to the hauling distance from the 'borrow pit' to the new C&D Landfill.. This distance is considerably over the manufacturer's recommended hauling distance for the current Scraper Pan. The Articulated Dump Truck will allow for a faster, more efficient, less costly, and more environmentally friendly (only one engine on the truck versus two that the Scraper Pan is equipped with) movement of cover material for the Landfill as required in Orange County's operating permit. The surplus equipment will be disposed by the Purchasing Department through govdeals.com, an on line site that merchandises surplus equipment for government agencies, with the proceeds to be deposited back into the enterprise fund. The Board will recall from previous instances, that N.C G.S. 143-129 allows local governments to use the "piggy-back" acquisition method to obtain items without a separate bid procedure. If a contractor is willing to extend the same or more favorable price and other terms to the local government, the law allows that the acquisition may be made from a contractor that has, within the past 12 months, contracted to furnish the item to: (i) 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. The acquisition contemplated would be "piggy-backed" on a bid awarded by the United States Defense Supply Center of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on January 2, 2006 (contract number SP0500-010-D-0059) to Caterpillar, Inc. for a Caterpillar Model 730 Articulated Truck at a tota