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Board of Pubiic Works Meeting Date: July 30, 2019
Jon Ibarra, Superintendent Street Department
Purchase of a Caterpillar 938M Wheel Loader
To approve the purchase of a Caterpillar 938M Wheel Loader from Milton Cat in
Londonderry New Hampshire for $252,400.00 pursuant to the SOURCEWELL
contract #032515-CAT. Funding will be through Department: 161 Streets; Fund:
Trust; Activity: CERF
Quote and Repair History
The Street Department utilizes 3 Wheel loaders for use during road repair and
construction season, they are also used during winter operations when equipped
with a nose and wing plow. This new loader will replace loader #08-073 that
currently has approximately 7600 hours. The ioader is having frequent electrical
problems causing problems with the ride control making over the road travel
difficult for the operators.
This purchase is a planned FY20 CERF replacement and will be replaced like for
like with a nose and wing plow and equipped with a scale system integrated into
the hydraulic system for weighing materials when loading trucks. Old Loader #73
will be kept as a backline loader until repairs are unfeasible.
