Title
Combination Sewer Cleaner Replacement - Purchase
History
The Village currently owns and operates a combination sewer cleaner (Vactor). The combination sewer cleaner is currently used to perform cleaning and maintenance functions for sanitary sewers and storm sewer lines, including both jetting and vacuuming. The sewer cleaner also performs hydro excavations for digs and utility location/verifications. The Utility Division currently performs routine cleaning of the sanitary sewer system but needs to expand the program for increased storm sewer routine cleaning and maintenance. The current machine is also undersized for the maintenance of the larger diameter storm sewer piping.
In order to accomplish this expanded function, Public Works initially considered whether to purchase a second combination sewer cleaner. This new sewer cleaner would have been used primarily for storm sewer cleaning and maintenance and as a back-up to the existing sewer cleaner, which then would have been used primarily for hydro excavations and sanitary sewer cleaning services; thus accommodating the need for the expanded routine storm sewer cleaning and maintenance program.
Consistently evaluating ways to reduce cost and increase efficiencies, staff was tasked with performing a cost analysis for the privatization of sewer cleaning. Upon evaluation it was determined that the consistency of pipe location and the benefit of previous cleaning make the sanitary system the most viable option for privatization. The analysis found that there were significant cost savings that favors the Village’s privatization of sanitary sewer cleaning services well past the life of a newly purchased combination sewer cleaner. Contracting sanitary sewer cleaning would allow for the existing sewer cleaner to be utilized primarily for storm sewer cleaning services and hydro excavations. The Utility Division would still service sanitary sewer lines as the need occurs.
Contracting out sanitary s...
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