Finance Committee — 06/01/2022 Page 9
Thank you so much. Jeff LaFleur, Superintendent of Solid Waste. Just like any vehicle that we purchased, the wheels
need to be replaced from time to time. This vehicle is the one that is right in the back here you can see the big teeth on
the wheel compactor. They're starting to get worn. They're not compacting the trash properly or they're not compacting
as well as it could be. It's reached its life limit so it's time to purchase four new wheels. We actually went out looking
through Karen Compactor, we have a very good relationship with them. We specifically bid out their wheels and their
blades for their superiority. | went out to ask them for a weld on teeth and they gave me a bid of $78,000 and then they
came back - the owner actually called me back and said listen | got four wheels here that are already made for 63525. So
we jumped on those right away saving $13,000 - $15,000 for the city is a lot better than having to purchase teeth at a little
bit higher price and then having to have them welded on.
Chairman Clemons
Absolutely. Any questions or comments?
Alderman Gouveia
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Question through you to Mr. LaFleur. So how long is like the life expectancy of these wheels
and the last set that we had how often do we have to replace them | guess the real question?
Jeff LaFleur, Superintendent of Solid Waste
It depends on the materials that we're going over. We're not traveling as much on the dirt as we used to so we're getting
a little bit longer life out of them. But as you can imagine, there's the sand, and the dirt, and the trash and just as a lot of
abrasive materials in it. We get about three to five years on some teeth. Again depending on what's going on with the
materials that we're crushing and going around. We've reached three years, three and a half, almost four years with
these teeth right now. These wheels have already been redone once. So that's why it makes it really special for us to be
able to pick up these wheels that are brand new or newish to us for us to replace.
Chairman Clemons
Further questions, comments? Seeing none.
MOTION CARRIED
From: Kelly Parkinson, Purchasing Manager
Re: Design Phase Services Change Order # in the amount not to exceed $78,300 funded from Wastewater Fund
(Wastewater)
MOTION BY ALDERMAN COMEAU TO PLACE ON FILE AND APPROVE AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONTRACT
WITH WRIGHT PIERCE FOR THE PRELIMINARY DESIGN PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE DRY WELL
VALVE AND PIPE REPLACEMENT PROJECT IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $78,300. FUNDING WILL BE
THROUGH DEPARTMENT: 169 WASTEWATER; FUND: WASTEWATER; ACTIVITIES: WASHPRESS UPGRADE
AND SCREENING ODOR CONTROL
ON THE QUESTION
Chairman Clemons
Okay. Mr. Boucher are you here to speak on this?
Dave Boucher, Superintendent of Solid Waste
Yes, |am. Thank you. Dave Boucher, Wastewater Superintendent. Wright Pierce is the engineering firm that was hired
to do the preliminary designs of our drywell valve and pipe replacement. That's replacing two stories of 32 inch steel pipe
along with some associated valves in our main building that receives all the wastewater from the city. In this area, it also
includes removing all the screenings from the wastewater, sending it up to ground level, and storing it in a what we call
the “rag cam” but it's a big dumpster until it can be hauled away. While we were doing this project, the preliminary design,
we have two smaller capital improvement projects that came up that were previously approved for funding that's in the
same area and it involves the screening removals. One is that screening garage that has that big dumpster in it doesn't
have any - it has a little bit of ventilation but it has no odor control so the building which are Administrations can often
smell pretty horrible.
