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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 14, 2004 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. Jr - p <br />SUBJECT: Bid Award: Hook Truck for Orange County Solid Waste <br />DEPARTMENT: Purchasing/Solid Waste <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Bid Tabulation <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Pam Jones, 245-2652 <br />Gayle Wilson, 968-2885 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough <br />Chapel Hill <br />Durham <br />Mebane <br />732-8181 <br />968-4501 <br />688-7331 <br />336-227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To consider awarding a bid to Volvo &GMC Truck Center of Charlotte, North Carolina <br />far a Hook Truck for the Orange County Solid Waste Management Department, <br />BACKGROUND: The 2004-2005 budget for the County's recycling programs includes funding for the <br />replacement of a current Hook-Lift Truck, This vehicle will be used to service the recycling containers <br />at the County's six staffed Solid Waste Convenience Centers as well as the unstaffed drop sites <br />located in the municipalities. These sites currently provide a collection point for magazines, mixed <br />paper, plastics, aluminum and steel containers, which this vehicle will service, This vehicle will also <br />deliver processed materials to markets within the area, <br />Orange County's requirements were advertised and eleven vendors were solicited for Orange <br />County's bid number 250. Four vendors submitted bids, Pursuant to the attached bid tabulation, <br />Volvo &GMC Truck Center of Charlotte, North Carolina submitted the lowest responsible bid that was <br />responsive at a delivered cost of $111,632,04 for a Volvo VHD 64 cab & chassis with a Swaplaader <br />SL 650 Hoist. This price includes a 7-year power train warranty. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The purchase price of the truck is $111,632.04. Sufficient funds were <br />allocated within the FY 2004-2005 Solid Waste budget to purchase the truck outright. However, staff <br />recommends that it be financed over a 59-month period to take advantage of prevailing low interest <br />rates and to improve the cash position of the Landfill enterprise fund. Assuming that financing can be <br />obtained at interest rates from 3,25 to 4.00%, estimated annual payments for the truck for the next <br />five years should be roughly $24,500 to $25,500. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board award bid number 250 to Volvo <br />& GMC Truck Center of Charlotte, North Carolina at a delivered cost of $111,632,04; and authorize <br />the Purchasing Director to execute the necessary paperwork, <br />