Okaloosa County BOCC — March 4, 2014 — Action Item Printout

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA REQUEST DATE: March 4, 2014 TO: Honorable Chairman and Members of the Board FROM: Zan Fedorak SUBJECT: [PUR]Purchase One Heavy Duty Diesel Powered Horizontal Grinder DEPARTMENT: Purchasing BCC DISTRICT: All STATEMENT OF ISSUE: Seeking Board approval to purchase one (1) heavy duty diesel powered grinder from Heavy Machines, Inc. for the Public Works Solid Waste Department. BACKGROUND & ANALYSIS: Bids were opened on December 11, 2013 to purchase one (1) heavy duty diesel powered horizontal grinder; seven (7) bids were received. The lowest responsive bid, meeting specifications, was from Heavy Machines, Inc. for a total of $605,000.00. Purchasing is seeking Board approval to purchase the horizontal grinder from Heavy Machines, Inc. as the lowest responsive bid. A bid sheet is attached to this agenda item to reflect all bids received. Per a request from Public Works, we are also seeking Board approval for Finance to transfer funds from the Solid Waste enterprise reserve account to a capital equipment account for this purchase. OPTIONS: Approve/disapprove the funds transfer and purchase of one (1) heavy duty diesel powered horizontal grinder from Heavy Machines, Inc. RECOMMENDATION: Purchasing staff recommends approving purchase of one (1) heavy duty diesel powered horizontal grinder. Public Works staff recommends approval of the funds transfer. RECOMMENDED BY: APPROVED BY: Ernie Padgett, County Administrator