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City of Nashua, Public Works Division
Board of Public Works Meeting Date: November 18, 2021
Jon Ibarra Superintendent
Street Department
Purchase of one Johnson VT651 Vacuum Air Sweeper
To approve the purchase of one Johnson Vacuum Sweeper from Sanitary
Equipment Company Inc., Stoughton MA for a price of $289,947 pursuant to
HGAC Contract #SW04-20 and the purchase and installation of radio system from
Motorola Solutions Inc. in an amount not-to-exceed $5,000. Funding will be
through Department: 161 Street; Fund: Trust; Activity: CERF.
Sanitary Equipment Quote
The Street Department utilizes street sweepers daily from April to the start of snow
to keep the City of Nashua streets clean and free from debris. After road testing in
2019 the various sweepers available it was determined that a vacuum sweeper
would work best for our road condition and debris level.
Sanitary Equipment has offered a Johnson VT651 Vacuum Sweeper that comes on
a 2021 Freightliner M2 Chassis. The sweeper comes fully equipped with warning
lights, an arrow board, and everything required to go to work. The sweeper comes
with a 24 month 2000 hour warranty. It is identical to the last 2 that were purchased,
this helps to streamline the brooms and vehicle parts inventories.
This Sweeper will replace sweeper #12-092 which a 2012 Tymco 600 Regenerative
Air Sweeper with 54,150 miles and 6382 hours on the sweeper, repairs are frequent
and breakdowns are frequent. This sweeper will be kept as a backline unit until it
is no longer feasible to repair.
