City of San Antonio - File #: 14-1165

• File #: 14-1165
• Type: Purchase of Equipment
• In control: City Council A Session
• On agenda: 6/12/2014
• Posting Language: An Ordinance accepting the offer from Bane Machinery, Inc. to provide the Solid Waste Management Department with one Horizontal Type Brush Shredder/Grinder for a total cost of $768,823.00, funded with the Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund. [Ben Gorzell, Chief Financial Officer; Troy Elliott, Director, Finance

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/12/2014	1	City Council A Session	adopted	Pass

DEPARTMENT: Finance


DEPARTMENT HEAD: Troy Elliott


COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: City Wide


SUBJECT:
Horizontal Type Brush Shredder/Grinder


SUMMARY:
This ordinance authorizes the offer from Bane Machinery, Inc. to provide the Solid Waste Management Department (SWMD) with one Horizontal Type Brush Shredder/Grinder for a cost of $828,823.00. The City will receive $60,000.00 from Bane Machinery for the trade-in of an existing Brush Shredder/Grinder resulting in a net cost of $768,823.00. Funding for this purchase is available from the Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund (ERRF).


BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Submitted for City Council consideration and action is the attached tabulation for equipment to provide the SWMD with one Horizontal Type Brush Shredder/Grinder. This purchase will be made utilizing the BuyBoard Cooperative Agreement contract number 424-13. Funding will be provided through the City of San Antonio's Equipment Renewal and Replacement Fund (ERRF) for a cost of $828,823.00. The City will receive $60,000.00 from Bane Machinery for the trade-in of an existing Brush Shredder/Grinder resulting in a net cost of $768,823.00.

This equipment will be used by personnel at the Nelson Gardens and Bitters Brush Recycling Centers. However, the unit will be located at the Bitters facility to grind collected brush into mulch.

Based on thorough research and knowledge of the industry, the Building and Equipment Services Department, Fleet Acquisitions Division, could not identify any viable alternative fueled equipment that would be available to meet the current requirements.

Vehicles and equipment that meet their expected life cycle are sold at auction but are sometimes traded-in to the selling dealer. If the Fleet asset is in the City's fleet replacement program, then the proceeds are returned to the fund. The proceeds are then used to purchase new similar vehicles and equipment for the same department that operated the...