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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 7, 2005 <br />Action Ages a6 t <br />Item No. b <br />SUBJECT: Bid Award: Thirteen (13) Twenty Yard Open Tap Containers for Salid Waste <br />Convenience Centers <br />DEPARTMENT: Public Works/Purchasing <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Bid Tabulation <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Wilbert McAdoo, 245-2625 <br />Pam Jones, 245-2652 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336-227-2031 <br />PURPO5E: To consider awarding a contract far thirteen (13) twenty yard open top containers <br />from Bakers Waste Equipment from Morganton, North Carolina, <br />BACKGROUND: At the March 15, 2005 regular meeting, the Board approved an extensive list <br />of major vehicle and equipment purchases for 2004-05 to be funded through several financing <br />arrangements that would enable the County to take advantage of prevailing low interest rates <br />and to acquire much needed capital equipment with the costs spread over three to five years. <br />Included in the approved equipment list were thirteen (13) twenty yard open top containers for <br />the Sanitation Division of the Public Works Department. <br />These containers will be deployed at four of the County's solid waste convenience centers to <br />serve as receptacles for bulky items that are now placed on the ground at those sites. These <br />containers will hold metal, appliances, and tires, and will enhance the safety and orderliness <br />with which convenience center operations are conducted. <br />Orange County staff developed specifications for the required equipment, These specifications <br />were part of bid solicitation #1435 that was sent to nine vendors and advertised on the County's <br />website. Five companies responded, with Bakers Waste Equipment from Morganton, North <br />Carolina submitting the lowest responsive bid at a delivered cost of $3,345 each, as noted on <br />the attached bid tabulation, <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The total purchase price of the thirteen containers is $43,485, As noted <br />above and in another item on this .June 7 agenda, the cost of this equipment will be covered <br />through financing provided by SunTrust Bank. Funding for the first year principle and interest <br />payments is included in the Manager's Recommended 2005-06 budget, <br />