REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Authorize the Issuance of a Purchase Order to Vac-con, Inc. in the Amount of $804,491.37 for a Combination Sewer and Storm Drain Cleaning Truck (F24-110)
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Authorize the issuance of a Purchase Order in the amount of $804,491.37 (including tire, delivery fees, and Sales Tax) to Vac-con, Inc. of Green Cove Springs, FL for one (1) Vac-Con Model VTAQD312HE/1300 Titan Combination Sewer and Storm Drain Cleaning Truck.
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BASIS FOR RECOMMENDATION
The City owns and maintains 320 miles of storm drain main lines, 4,200 storm drain inlets and over 120 trash capture devices. The City also has over 310 miles of sanitary sewer lines and approximately 5,300 manholes. The City's storm water system operates under Municipal Storm Water National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. Provision C.10 of the permit requires the City to take certain actions to reduce trash coming from the storm drain system into the local waterways. Additionally, under state and federal law, the City must regularly clean and repair sanitary lines to ensure reliable operations and to prevent sewer overflows.
The City currently uses vacuum trucks used to maintain the sanitary and storm collection systems. These trucks are used on a constant basis and are essential pieces of equipment that assist in the prevention of debris from entering the City's storm water runoff system. A new sewer and storm cleaning vacuum truck will supply the necessary resource required to maintain trash capture devices and clear the storm and sanitary sewer systems of potential blockages. Additionally, this truck will be used in emergency response situations of a sanitary sewer overflow. The specifications were coordinated with the Fleet Management Division of Public Works and will be operated by the Environmental Services Department.
The purchase of this vehicle follows Administrative Policy "Energy Conservation for City Owne...
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