Title/Name/Summary
Henderson Stainless Steel Dump Body - Purchase and Installation
History
The Village currently operates thirteen (13) Sterling dump body vehicles. The average age of those vehicles and bodies is twenty (20) years. The Sterling trucks have carbon steel dump beds, as opposed to the newer trucks having stainless steel dump bodies, which are corrosion resistant.
Snow removal operations, particularly the use of salt, has affected the integrity of the Sterlings’ dump bodies and the dumping mechanisms. Corrosion has set in and produced holes in the beds beyond reasonable repair. One (1) body is in particularly bad shape, rendering it unusable in its current condition for any operations. The dump body also had a design flaw resulting in a rotating pin not having grease fittings. Because of this flaw, the pin has sheered resulting in the vital dump body for snow operations, rendering it unusable until repaired.
Truck chassis availability is currently an issue. The Village has six (6) Peterbilt chassis ordered with fourth quarter, 2023 projected delivery. The purchase of a new stainless steel dump body to be mounted on an older Sterling chassis will lengthen the service life of the truck. When the chassis is to be removed from service, this new dump bed will be taken off and installed on a new chassis.
Staff would like to proceed with the purchase and installation of one (1) Henderson HPI Mark E stainless steel dump body at the Sourcewell discounted price of $45,464.00.
Financial Impact
Funds for the replacement body and installation are available in 1008040-570300.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to approve the use of Sourcewell contract #080814-HPI for the purchase and installation of one (1) Henderson Mark E dump body for an amount of $45,464.00 per quote #165719, dated October 14, 2022;
AND
Authorize the Village Manager to execute all related contracts, subject to the Village Attorney review.